Curriculum vitae
![]() | Dijana Šinkūnienė |
| Date and Place of birth | Year 1974, Utena, Lithuania |
| Education and training | |
| 2000 | Vilnius University, Master in Law |
| 2015 | Lithuanian Institute of Public Administration, Training program for organizational leaders (OLYMP) |
| 2012 | National School of Administration (ENA), Paris (France), Courses on the protection of human rights |
| 2000 | Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University (Finland), Diploma of the Basic Course on the International Protection of Human Rights |
| Work experience | |
| Since 13.02.2023 | Director of the State Data Protection Inspectorate |
| 2021–onwards | Lecturer at Mykolas Romeris university |
| 2018–2023 | Private Consultant, Co-Founder at “Asmens duomenų apsaugos ekspertai”, MB |
| 2018 | Adviser at law firm „TGS Baltic“ |
| 2001–2018 | Deputy Director of the State Data Protection Inspectorate |
| 2007–2011 | Lecturer at Vilnius Co-operative College |
| 2000–2001 | Ombudsman’s advisor at the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania |
| Projects | |
| 2016–2018 | Key Expert, Expert in EU Twinning Project UA/47b “Implementation of the best European practices with the aim of strengthening the institutional capacity of the Apparatus of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to protect human rights and freedoms (Apparatus)” |
| 2014 | Senior Non-Key Expert in the EU-funded project “Support to Kosovo Institutions in the Field of Protection of Personal Data”, (Europe Aid/133806/C/SER/XK) |
| 2013–2014 | Project coordinator, expert in the project „Increasing the Cooperation Between the State Data Protection Inspectorate and the Lithuanian Librarians' Association in the Field of Data Protection“ according to the implementation measure of priority 4 of the Human Resources Development Action Program VP1-4.1-VRM-08-V „Cooperation and Partnership Between Government and Non-governmental Sectors" |
| Publications | |
| 2011 | Dijana Šinkūnienė co-author of the book Protection of Children's Privacy on the Internet // Institute of Lithuanian Consumers. Vilnius, 2011. ISBN 978-9955-783-06-0 |
| Honorary titles and awards | |
| 2013 | Awarded with a Commemorative Badge for personal contribution to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2013 (Decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania No. 1K-1686, December 30, 2013 “Regarding the Award with a Commemorative Badge”) |
| Additional information | |
| Languages | English, French, Russian |
| Hobbies | Travelling |
Last updated: 11-09-2023
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