Robertas Kaunas
Robertas Kaunas | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Inga Ruginienė |
| Preceded by | Vladislav Kondratovič (acting) |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vytautas Juozapaitis |
| Constituency | Aleksotas–Vilijampolė |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1985 |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Kaunas University of Technology |
| Occupation | Engineer • Politician |
Robertas Kaunas (born 7 January 1985) is a Lithuanian politician of the Social Democratic Party who is the minister of national defence since 11 November 2025. He was elected member of the Seimas in the 2024 parliamentary election.[1][2] He previously served as a city councillor of Kaunas.[3]
Controversies
In 2025, it emerged that Robertas Kaunas had been banned from a Lithuanian online forum in 2012 for engaging in financial fraud.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Keturioliktajame Seime dirbs 60 naujokų, tarp jų – G. Drukteinis, R. Kuodis". Bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 October 2024.
- ^ Narkūnas, Vilius (11 November 2025). "Seime prisiekė paskirtoji kultūros ministrė Aleknavičienė ir naujasis KAM vadovas Kaunas". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Po rinkimų – korekcijos Kauno taryboje". Kauno diena (in Lithuanian). 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Robertas Kaunas priverstas aiškintis dėl pokerio". 15min (in Lithuanian). 5 November 2025. Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "R. Kaunui dėl pokerio – rimti A. Tapino klausimai: politikas pasiaiškino". Lietuvos Rytas (in Lithuanian). 5 November 2025. Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Po Andriaus Tapino klausimų – Roberto Kauno atsakas". Kauno Diena (in Lithuanian). 5 November 2025. Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.