Members of the Seimas

Members of the Seimas - Andrius KUBILIUS

	Andrius KUBILIUS
	Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-16 till 2016-11-14.

Position

Leader of the Opposition ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )

Board of the Seimas, Leader of the Opposition ( 2012-12-20–2016-11-14 )

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Budget and Finance, Member ( 2013-05-16–2016-11-14 )
Committee on Economics, Member ( 2012-12-18–2013-05-15 )
Committee on European Affairs, Member ( 2012-12-18–2013-12-31 )
Committee on European Affairs, Member ( 2014-01-01–2016-11-14 )

Commissions of the Seimas

Energy Commission, Member ( 2012-12-04–2016-11-14 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group, Member ( 2012-11-16–2012-12-17 )
Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group, Chair ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )

Parliamentary Groups

Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the United States of America, Member ( 2012-12-06–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Estonia, Member ( 2012-12-12–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for Communities and Civil Society, Member ( 2012-12-13–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group "For the Family", Member ( 2012-12-20–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the State of Israel, Member ( 2012-12-20–2016-11-14 )
Conference of Chairs, Member ( 2012-12-20–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Croatia, Member ( 2013-04-22–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for Supporting the Lithuanian Armed and Volunteer Forces, Member ( 2014-03-13–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group for Relations with the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Member ( 2015-05-21–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Holy See, Member ( 2015-06-04–2016-11-14 )
Ad Hoc Parliamentary Group “For Progressive and Economically Strong Lithuania”, Member ( 2015-09-24–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for Innovation and Technological Development, Member ( 2015-12-10–2016-11-14 )

History

Was elected to the Seimas 1992 – 1996.
Was elected to the Seimas 1996 – 2000.
Was elected to the Seimas 2000 – 2004.
Was elected to the Seimas 2004 – 2008.
Was elected to the Seimas 2008 – 2012.

Biography

Date of birth	8 December 1956
Place of birth	Vilnius, Lithuania

Education
1981–1984	Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University), postgraduate studies
1974–1979	Vilnius State University, Faculty of Physics, Diploma of Physicist
1963–1974	Vilnius Secondary School No 22 (currently Mikalojus Daukša Secondary School)

Work experience
1984–1990	Laboratory Assistant, Engineer, Research Fellow, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius State University

Political career
	Chairman of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Since 2012	Leader of the Opposition, Member of the Board of the Seimas
	Member, Committee on Economics
	Member, Committee on European Affairs
	Member, Energy Commission
	Chair, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group
	Member, Conference of Chairs
2008–2012	Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
	Member of the Seimas
Since May 2008	Chairman, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
2004–2008	Leader of the Opposition, then Deputy Speaker of the Seimas, Member of the Board of the Seimas
	Member, Committee on Environment Protection
	Member, then Chair, Committee on European Affairs
	Member, Committee on the Development of Information Society
	Member, Committee on Rural Affairs
	Member, then Chair, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland
2000–2004	Member, Committee on Budget and Finance
	Member, Committee on European Affairs
Since May 2003	Chairman, Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives)
2000–2003	First Deputy Chairman, Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives)
1999–2000	Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
1996–2000	First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas
	Chair, Committee on European Affairs
	Member, Committee on Legal Affairs
	Member, Commission on NATO Affairs
	Chair, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
	Member, Seimas Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
1992–1996	Member, Committee on Environment Protection
Since 1993	Member, Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives)
1990–1992	Secretary-in-Charge, the Sąjūdis Seimas Council
1988	Participant in the activities of the Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis

Miscellaneous

Membership: Chairman, Policy Committee, Knowledge Economy Forum (2001–2008); Chairman, Knowledge Society Council under the President of the Republic of Lithuania (2001–2003); Member, International Advisory Board, International Baltic Development Forum (2001–2008); President of the Lithuanian Shooting Sport Union (2004–2008)

Awards:

Independence Medal of Lithuania (2000)

Cross of Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2004)

III Class Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land for Merits to the Republic of Estonia (2007)

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic of the Kingdom of Spain (2009)

World Leader Cycle Award by the Economic Faculty Association Rotterdam (EFR) (2012)

Interests: political science, knowledge economy

Publications: author of books Kodėl krepšinis Lietuvoje yra gražesnis už politiką (Why Basketball Appeals More Than Politics in Lithuania) in 2004 and Konservatyvioji bendruomenė (The Conservative Community) in 2006; co-author of the book Dešinioji alternatyva: sėkmės Lietuva (The Right Alternative: Lithuanian Success Story) in 2003

Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, Russian

Hobbies: reading, classical music, outdoor leisure activities

Family

Married with two sons