Members of the Seimas

Members of the Seimas - Orinta LEIPUTĖ

	Orinta LEIPUTĖ
	Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-19 till 2016-11-14.

Position

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Education, Science and Culture, Member ( 2012-11-22–2016-11-14 )

Commissions of the Seimas

Commission for Ethics and Procedures, Member ( 2012-11-27–2015-05-21 )
Commission for Ethics and Procedures, Deputy Chair ( 2015-05-22–2016-11-14 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member ( 2012-11-22–2016-11-14 )

Parliamentary Groups

Provisional Prayer Group, Member ( 2012-11-27–2012-12-12 )
Provisional Group for Welfare of the Child, Member ( 2012-11-27–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Latin America, Member ( 2012-12-04–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Japan, Member ( 2012-12-04–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Nordic Countries (Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Iceland, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Sweden), Member ( 2012-12-12–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group of Dzūkija Friends, Member ( 2012-12-14–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Taiwan, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for Development Cooperation and Reproductive Health and Rights, Member ( 2012-12-19–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the State of Israel, Member ( 2012-12-20–2016-11-14 )
Women's Parliamentary Group, Member ( 2013-01-23–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Russian Federation, Member ( 2013-04-04–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group "For Animal Welfare and Protection", Head ( 2013-05-09–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for Communities and Civil Society, Member ( 2013-09-19–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group for Supporting the Idea of the Underground in Vilnius, Member ( 2014-01-23–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group of Friends of Neringa Town, Member ( 2014-01-23–2016-11-14 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with South African Republic, Member ( 2014-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Seimas Group for Inter-parliamentary Relations with the 8th Term of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus and with its Democratic Forces, Member ( 2014-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil, Member ( 2015-04-08–2016-11-14 )

Biography

Date of birth	19 January 1973
Place of birth	Kaunas, Lithuania

Education
2000–2006	Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education (currently Lithuanian Sports University), doctoral studies
1998–2000	Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Master’s Degree in Educational Sciences
1993–1998	Faculty of Pedagogy, Klaipėda University, Bachelor’s Degree in Childhood Pedagogy
1988–1992	Kaunas Branch of Marijampolė Pedagogical Music School, Diploma of Pre-School Teacher
1980–1988	Secondary School No 42 (currently Pilėnai Secondary School) in Kaunas

Work experience
2011–2012	Chair, Kaunas City Non-Governmental Organisations Support Board
	Chair, Member, Privatisation Commission
	Member, Kaunas Clinical Hospital Supervisory Board
	Member, Supervisory Board, public company AB Kauno energija
2009–2012	Chair, Kaunas City Animal Care and Supervisory Board
2006–2012	Assistant-Secretary to Birutė Vėsaitė, Member of the Seimas
Since 2000	Lecturer, Assistant, Department of Kinanthropology and Development of Sport, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
2000–2006	Deputy Director for Education, Kaunas County Care and Education Centre
1992–2003	Organiser of Children’s Activities, Consultant, Head Teacher, Kaunas County Care and Education Centre
1991–1992	Teacher, Secondary School No 46 (currently Aukuras Secondary School) in Kaunas

Political career
	Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Since 2012	Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture
	Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures
	Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group
	Chair, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
July–November 2012	Deputy Mayor of Kaunas City
2011–2012	Member, Kaunas City Municipal Council
	Member, Committee on Budget and Finance
Since 2011	Member, Presidium of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Since 2009	Chair, Division of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party in Kaunas City
2007–2011	Member, Kaunas City Municipal Council
	Member, Committee on the Development of Culture, Self-Government and Communities
Since 2002	Member, Council of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Since 1996	Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
1994–2008	Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Youth Union
Since 1994	Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Union of Social Democratic Women

Miscellaneous

Membership: Honorary Member, children’s and youth organisation Lietuvos sakaliukų sąjunga; Member, women’s club MILDA (Women’s Initiative in Lithuania for Democracy Growth)

Other activities: international projects and seminars in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Hungary and Russia; presentations at seminars and scientific conferences

Publications: articles in Lithuanian and foreign scientific journals

Foreign languages: English, Russian

Hobbies: gardening, travelling, care of stray animals

Family

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