Born on 29 July 1954 in Kaunas.
1977 - graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of Vilnius Engineering Construction Institute (now Vilnius Gediminas Technical University). After graduation he worked for a year as an architect, then for some time as a parking lot attendant. In 1979 he married and moved to Kaunas, where he worked as a research associate - architectural historian - at the Institute for Building and Architecture Research. In 1981 he returned to Vilnius and worked as a scientific editor at the "Chief Encyclopaedia Editor". In 1988, he began to express himself more as a publicist and moved to the editorial office of "Literatūros ir meno", where he was a correspondent and then editor of the Art and Architecture section. He became involved in the organisation of the Sąjūdis, and in 1988 was elected as a delegate to the founding congress of the Sąjūdis by press workers. In 1989, he participated in the re-establishment of the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party. In 1990, he was one of the founders and editors of the weekly newspaper "Šiaurės Atėnai". Later, he served as Editor-in-Chief of Lietuvos Aidas, as a columnist for Lietuvos Rytas, and in 1996-1997 as Editor-in-Chief of Lietuvos žinios. In 1997, he was convicted for illegal financial activities and served a real prison sentence. Member of the People's Resurrection Party in 2008, Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania 2008-2012. Started writing during his studies, his first novella was published in 1976 in "Literatur ir mene". He writes poetry, essays and political commentaries.