in 2003. After paying the fine of 12500 LTL, criminal record was later removed. According to a national survey from 2007, Zuokas is viewed as one of the three most corrupt Lithuanian politicians of all time Awards and honors Zuokas is the recipient of numerous international and national awards and honors. He was decorated by President Jacques Chirac of France in 2001 with the National Order of Merit, and by President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia for his contribution to the betterment of bi-lateral relations. He was twice elected vice-president of the Organization of World Heritage Cities. The Junior Chamber International recognized Zuokas for his administrative achievements by naming him one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons in the World" in 2002. The U.S. Baltic Foundation honored his achievements in 2003 and the Balzekas Museum in Chicago, Illinois named him "Man of the Year". Local awards have included "Friend of Architects". He is a three-time recipient of the popular Vilnius "Iron Wolf" award. In 2003, Zuokas was bestowed with an honorary degree from the Gediminas Technical University. In August 2011 Zuokas raised attention to illegal parking in bike lanes by staging the destruction of an illegally parked car by a BTR-60 armoured personnel carrier in a Vilnius bike lane running along Gediminas Avenue. The stunt was performed in cooperation with a bucket-list show aired on Swedish TV6, and the hosts Erik Ekstrand and Mackan Edlund sat in the back of the armored vehicle. Later that year he was awarded an Ig Nobel Peace Prize for "demonstrating that the problem of illegally parked luxury cars can be solved by running over them with a tank". References External links Blog of Artūras Zuokas 1968 births Living people Mayors of Vilnius Politicians from Jonava Liberal and Centre Union politicians Freedom and Justice politicians Members of the Seimas Journalists from Vilnius Businesspeople from Vilnius 21st-century Lithuanian politicians