Members of the Seimas

Members of the Seimas - Rimantas SINKEVIČIUS

	Rimantas SINKEVIČIUS
	Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-16 till 2016-11-14.

Position

Committees of the Seimas

Political Groups of the Seimas

Parliamentary Groups

Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Belarus, Member ( 2012-12-03–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Turkey, 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 Ukraine, Member ( 2012-12-05–2016-11-14 )
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 Swiss Confederation, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Russian Federation, Member ( 2013-04-04–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group for Supporting the Idea of the Underground in Vilnius, Member ( 2013-12-19–2016-11-14 )

History

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

Biography

Date of birth	3 April 1952
Place of birth	Anykščiai, Lithuania

Education
1975	Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (currently Kaunas University of Technology), Diploma of Chemical Technology Engineer of Inorganic Substances and Fertilizers
1970	Graduation from Kavarskas Secondary School, Anyščiai District

Work experience
2004–2008	Director for Development, concern Achemos grupė
1997–2000	Deputy Director for Commerce, public company AB Achema
1993–1997	Deputy Director, Innovation and Progress Centre, public company AB Achema
1983–1993	Head of Workshop, Head of Laboratory, public company AB Achema
1980–1983	Shift Supervisor, public company AB Achema

Political career
	Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Since 2012	Minister of Transport and Communications
	Member, Committee on Economics
	Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group
2008–2012	Member, Committee on Economics
	Deputy Chair, Nuclear Energy Commission
	Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
2000–2004	Member, Committee on Economics
	Deputy Chair, Anticorruption Commission
	Member, Conference of Chairs
	Chair, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of Western European Union
1995–2003	Member, Jonava District Municipal Council
	Chair, Division of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party in Jonava
	Member, Board of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

Miscellaneous

Interests: business, ecology (waste management, renewable sources of energy, biofuel), economic infrastructure (energy, communications, logistics)

Foreign languages: English, Russian

Hobbies: nature, hunting

Family

Married with two children: a son and a daughter