Born on 28 April 1944 in Kybartai, Vilkaviskis district.
In 1973 he graduated from Vilnius Higher Party School, in 1978 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Vilnius University, majoring in journalism. 1973-1975 - proofreader and correspondent of the Kėdainiai district newspaper "Tarybinis kelias", 1975-1977 - assistant director of the Kėdainiai biochemical plant, 1977-1978 - deputy chairman of the Jurbarkas inter-farm construction organisation, 1978-1980 - instructor of the Kėdainiai district committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania (CPSU), 1980-1984 - deputy editor of the Kėdainiai district newspaper "Tarybinis kelias". 1984-2008 - Editor-in-Chief of the Panevėžys district newspaper "Tėvynė". In 1990 he founded the publishing house "Tėvynė".