Dainius Gaižauskas

Dainius Gaižauskas (born March 30, 1975) is a criminal police commissioner, politician, and member of the Seimas.

Education and work

In 1996, he graduated from the Lithuanian Police Academy (public administration in internal affairs institutions), and in 1999 from the Lithuanian Law Academy (lawyer).

From 1996 to 2001, he worked at the Marijampolė Police Commissariat as a junior inspector, sub-unit inspector, and senior inspector of the department. From 2001 to 2011, he served as Deputy Chief and later Commissioner of the Kalvarija Police Commissariat. From 2012 to 2016, he was the Head of the Internal Affairs (Immunity) Division of the Marijampolė County Chief Police Commissariat, holding the rank of senior commissioner.

In 2004–2005, he was the commander of the Lithuanian Police Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo. There, he worked in the THOR unit of the Pristina Region for the investigation of particularly serious crimes, later becoming the head of this unit. In 2007, he obtained a certificate as an instructor for international mission police officers.

He upgraded his qualifications at police training institutions and centers in the United States, Germany, Poland, and Finland.

In 2011–2012, he served as a member of the Council of the National Association of Officers’ Trade Unions, Deputy Chairman of the Lithuanian Police Trade Union, and representative of the Lithuanian Police Trade Union in Marijampolė County.

On June 1, 2016, he retired from active police service.

Since 2016, he has been a member of the Seimas.

For his service in the police, he was awarded commemorative badges by the Ministry of the Interior and the United Nations medal “For Participation in the Peacekeeping Mission.”

Personal life He is married to Džuljeta; they have two daughters, Glorija and Goda. He speaks English, Russian, and Polish. His hobbies include sports (Greco-Roman wrestling, athletic gymnastics) and information technology.