Remigijus Žemaitaitis
Remigijus Žemaitaitis | |
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Žemaitaitis in 2024 | |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Kelmė–Šilalė |
| In office 8 December 2009 – 29 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Zigmantas Balčytis |
| Constituency | Šilalė–Šilutė (2009–16) Southern Samogitia (2016–20) Kelmė–Šilalė (2020–24) |
| Deputy Speaker of the Seimas | |
| In office 28 September 2018 – 12 November 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1982 |
| Party | Dawn of Nemunas (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Order and Justice (2009–2019) Freedom and Justice (2020–2023) |
| Spouse | Živilė Žemaitaitienė |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
Remigijus Žemaitaitis (born 30 May 1982) is a Lithuanian populist politician and member of the Seimas. He is the founder and leader of the political party Dawn of Nemunas.
Žemaitaitis was first elected to the Seimas in 2009 and served continuously until 2024, initially as a member of the right-wing party Order and Justice, then from 2020 as a member of its successor, Freedom and Justice. Žemaitaitis served as the chair of both parties from 2016 to 2022. He also served as one of the Deputy Speakers of the Seimas from 2018 to 2019.
In 2023, Žemaitaitis was suspended from Freedom and Justice after making multiple antisemitic remarks, leading him to found Dawn of Nemunas. In 2024, the Constitutional Court decided that he had violated his oath, and he resigned from the Seimas to avoid a removal vote.
In October 2024, Žemaitaitis was elected to the Seimas as the leader of Dawn of Nemunas. His party joined the ruling coalition under Social Democratic PM Gintautas Paluckas and remains part of the reorganized ruling coalition under PM Inga Ruginienė.