Eligijus Masiulis
Member of the Seimas
for Marios constituency
In office
17 November 2008 – 24 May 2016
Preceded byVaclav Stankevič
Succeeded byNaglis Puteikis
Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania
In office
9 December 2008 – 13 December 2012
PresidentDalia Grybauskaitė
Prime MinisterAndrius Kubilius
Preceded byAlgirdas Butkevičius
Succeeded byRimantas Sinkevičius
Member of the Seimas
In office
19 October 2000 – 17 November 2008
Personal details
Born (1974-10-15) 15 October 1974
Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipLithuanian
Political partyLiberal Movement (2006-2016)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Union of Lithuania (1996-2003)
Liberal and Centre Union of Lithuania (2003-2006)
Domestic partnerIeva
ChildrenVilius and Elzė
ResidenceVilnius
Alma materKlaipėda University (B.Sc. in political science)

Eligijus Masiulis (born 15 October 1974) is a former Lithuanian politician. He has represented Liberal Movement party from 2008 to 2016. From 2008 to 2012 he was Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania.[1]

In May 2016 Liberal Movement leader Masiulis stepped down after €106k bribe allegations[2] from MG Baltic, one of the largest business groups in the Baltic countries.[3] Antanas Guoga, was made the temporary leader of the Liberal Movement following the potential bribery scandal that prompted Eligijus Masiulis to step down. Masiulis may not have been the only person involved in potentially corrupt activities.[4] After 2 years of investigation, the case charging Masiulis and MG Baltic has reached the court.[5] National Security and Defence Committee of Seimas is currently investigating businesses influence on Lithuanian politics.[6]

In 2023 November 22 he was convicted by the appeals court for bribery, influence peddling and illegal enrichment. He was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Eligijus Masiulis". Lrv.lt. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ Liberal Movement leader Masiulis stepped down after €100k bribe allegations
  3. ↑ "The leader of Lithuania's opposition Liberal party has stepped down from parliament after being accused of taking at bribes from one of the largest business groups in the Baltic country". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. ↑ Guoga says Liberal Movement corruption may go deeper than Masiulis
  5. ↑ MG Baltic political corruption case goes to court
  6. ↑ Lithuanian law-enforcement close corruption probe of MG Baltic, parties
  7. ↑ https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/law/politines-korupcijos-byloje-lemtingas-teismo-verdiktas-masiulis-su-kurlianskiu-ilgam-siunciami-i-kalejima.d?id=95144463


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