The newly appointed Vice Minister has 10 years of experience in the fields of economic policy analysis, business regulation and taxation; she has implemented tax projects in the non-governmental sector in Lithuania and abroad. 33 years-old Valeškaitė worked for five years as senior policy expert at the Free Market Institute and was responsible for projects relating to improving business environment, legislative quality, tax system transparency and simplifying tax administration. From 2012 to 2015, she worked at the Department of Foreign and EU Affairs at the Office of the Government.
Ieva Valeškaitė has completed two bachelor’s studies in international economics and political sciences and has acquired a master’s degree in applied macroeconomics from Vilnius University. Valeškaitė speaks English and Russian.
