Members of the Seimas

Members of the Seimas - Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ

	Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ
	Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-16 till 2016-11-14.

Position

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on National Security and Defence, Member ( 2012-11-20–2016-11-14 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

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

Parliamentary Groups

Women's Parliamentary Group, Member ( 2012-11-27–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Member ( 2012-12-03–2016-11-14 )
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 Nordic Countries (Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Iceland, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Sweden), Member ( 2012-12-12–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the State of Israel, Member ( 2012-12-20–2016-11-14 )
Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Deputy Head ( 2012-12-27–2016-11-14 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Korea, Member ( 2013-01-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Uzbekistan, Member ( 2013-01-18–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group "For Democratic Belarus", Member ( 2013-03-28–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for Supporting the Lithuanian Armed and Volunteer Forces, Member ( 2014-03-13–2016-11-14 )

History

Was elected to the Supreme Council - Reconstituent Seimas 1990 – 1992.
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:	26 January 1958
Place of birth:	Tiltagaliai Village, Panevėžys District, Lithuania

Education
1998	Traineeship in the USA
1996	Traineeship in Great Britain
1995	Traineeships in Norway and Germany
1993	Traineeship in France
1977–1983	Kaunas Medical Institute (currently Lithuanian University of Health Sciences), Diploma of Physician
1965–1976	Secondary School No 10 (currently Skaistakalnio Basic School) in Panevėžys

Work experience
1984–1990	Paediatrician, Pasvalys Central Hospital
1983	Panevėžys Central Hospital

Political career
	Member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Since 2012	Member, Committee on National Security and Defence
	Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group
	Deputy Chair, Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
2008–2012	Member, Committee on National Security and Defence
	Minister of National Defence
2008	Vice-President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
2004–2008	Member, Committee on National Security and Defence
	Member, then Deputy Chair, Commission for NATO Affairs
	Chair, then Deputy Chair, Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
2001	Founder and Board Member, Transatlantic Integration Support Group
2000–2004	Member, Committee on National Security and Defence
	Member, Deputy Chair, Commission for NATO Affairs
	Member, Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Since 1999	Deputy Chair, Homeland Union
	Member, Presidium and Council of the Homeland Union
1996–2000	Member, Committee on National Security and Defence
	Deputy Speaker of the Seimas (from 9 November 1999 to18 October 2000)
	Chair, Commission for NATO Affairs (1999–2000)
	Substitute, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
	Chair, Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
1996–1999	Member, Board of the Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives)
1996	Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Atlantic Treaty Association
1992–1996	Spokesperson for the Seimas Opposition
	Desk Officer, Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) Political Group
1990–1992	Member, Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas
	Member, Commission for Health Protection and Social Affairs
	Member, Commission for Local Authorities
Since 1993	Member, Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives)
1988	Member, Council of the Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis, Pasvalys District; Chair (from 1989)

Miscellaneous

Signatory to the Act of Independence

Title: Honorary Doctor of Political Sciences, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

Awards: Cross of Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas on the occasion of Lithuania’s accession to the EU (2004); Royal Order of Merit with Commander’s Star of the Kingdom of Norway (1998); Badge for Merits to the Riflemen’s Union (2008); Medal for Merits by the Ministry of National Defence; Badge for personal service to the course of Lithuania’s transatlantic integration awarded on the occasion of Lithuania’s invitation to join NATO (2002); Commemorative Medal “10th Anniversary of Independence of Ukraine” by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2001); Medal for merits to the restoration and establishment of the independent state of Lithuania in 1990–2000 awarded in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of Lithuania’s Independence (2000)

Publications: press articles, a collection of articles in 2008

Foreign languages: English, Russian

Hobbies: floriculture, reading

Family

Married