Laurynas Kasčiūnas (born 8 January 1982) is a Lithuanian right-wing politician, political analyst, Member of the Seimas for the Homeland Union, and Minister of National Defence of Lithuania from 25 March 2024 to 11 December 2024, replacing Arvydas Anušauskas. He was elected chairman of Homeland Union on 9 February 2025, winning a landslide with 78% of the vote. Background. Kasčiūnas was born in the Lazdynai eldership in Vilnius in 1982 and graduated from the Ažuolynas Gymnasium in 2000.
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