Diana Nausėdienė
Diana Nausėdienė | |
|---|---|
First Lady of Lithuania | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2019 | |
| President | Gitanas Nausėda |
| Preceded by | Alma Adamkienė (2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diana Nepaitė 9 July 1964 Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Spouse |
Kaunas Polytechnic Institute |
Diana Nausėdienė (
Early life
Nausėdienė was born in
Klaipėda, Lithuania
where she was brought up in a traditional Lithuanian household. Nausėdienė's father was the captain of a long distance fishing boat and her mother was an accountant, she has a sister who is three years her elder.
Career and education
In 1987, Nausėdienė graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnic Institute Faculty of Light Industry (now
Vilnius University International Business School
.
Speaking at an event on women's leadership in September 2020, Nausėdienė caused controversy when she argued that increasing the share of women in any given field did not automatically lead to better outcomes, giving education as an example.[citation needed] Commentators accused Nausėdienė of blaming women for the ills in Lithuania's education system, saying she had completely missed the root of the problem.
Honours
Foreign honours
Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (24 October 2022)
Poland: Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5 July 2023)
References
- ^ "Kandidatas į Respublikos Prezidentus Gitanas Nausėda". vrk.lt. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- 15min.lt(in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- Delfi.lt. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
