Curriculum vitae

Dijana Šinkūnienė
Director of the State Data Protection Inspectorate of the Republic of Lithuania

Date and Place of birth Year 1974, Utena, Lithuania
Education and training
2000 Vilnius University, Master in Law 
2015Lithuanian Institute of Public Administration, Training program for organizational leaders (OLYMP) 
2012National School of Administration (ENA), Paris (France), Courses on the protection of human rights 
2000Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University (Finland), Diploma of the Basic Course on the International Protection of Human Rights
Work experience 
Since 13.02.2023Director of the State Data Protection Inspectorate
2021–onwardsLecturer at Mykolas Romeris university
2018–2023Private Consultant, Co-Founder at “Asmens duomenų apsaugos ekspertai”, MB
2018Adviser at law firm „TGS Baltic“
2001–2018Deputy Director of the State Data Protection Inspectorate
2007–2011Lecturer at Vilnius Co-operative College
2000–2001Ombudsman’s advisor at the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania
Projects
2016–2018Key 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)”
2014Senior 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)
2013–2014Project 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
2011Dijana 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
LanguagesEnglish, French, Russian
HobbiesTravelling 

Last updated: 11-09-2023