Members of the Seimas

Members of the Seimas - Vytautas GAPŠYS

	Vytautas GAPŠYS
	Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-16 till 2016-08-07.

Position

First Deputy Speaker ( 2012-11-17–2013-10-03 )

Board of the Seimas, Deputy Speaker ( 2012-11-17–2012-12-03 )
Board of the Seimas, First Deputy Speaker ( 2012-12-04–2013-10-03 )

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Legal Affairs, Member ( 2012-11-20–2016-08-07 )

Commissions of the Seimas

Constitutional Commission, Member ( 2012-12-18–2013-01-14 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

Labour Party Political Group, Member ( 2012-11-16–2013-10-07 )
Labour Party Political Group, Chair ( 2013-10-08–2015-03-09 )
Labour Party Political Group, Member ( 2015-03-10–2016-08-07 )

Parliamentary Groups

Conference of Chairs, Member ( 2012-11-17–2013-10-02 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Albania, Member ( 2012-12-03–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Japan, Member ( 2012-12-04–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Ukraine, Member ( 2012-12-05–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the United States of America, Deputy Head ( 2012-12-06–2016-08-07 )
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 ( 2012-12-12–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Estonia, Member ( 2012-12-12–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Scotland, Deputy Head ( 2012-12-18–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the State of Israel, Deputy Head ( 2012-12-20–2016-08-07 )
Seimas Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Head ( 2012-12-27–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Malta, Member ( 2013-01-18–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Russian Federation, Member ( 2013-04-04–2016-08-07 )
Parliamentary Group of Vilnius Friends, Member ( 2013-04-16–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the United Mexican States, Deputy Head ( 2013-06-03–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Georgia, Member ( 2013-11-12–2016-08-07 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Korea, Member ( 2013-12-30–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-parliamentary Relations with Malaysia, Head ( 2014-03-13–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Indonesia, Head ( 2014-03-13–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Belgium, Member ( 2014-06-23–2016-08-07 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Member ( 2014-12-02–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil, Deputy Head ( 2015-04-08–2016-08-07 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Deputy Head ( 2015-04-28–2016-08-07 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Holy See, Member ( 2015-06-04–2016-08-07 )
Group of Young Parliamentarians, Member ( 2015-09-15–2016-08-07 )

History

Was elected to the Seimas 2008 – 2012.

Biography

Date of birth	25 January 1982
Place of birth	Kėdainiai, Lithuania

Education
2004–2006	Mykolas Romeris University, Master’s Degree in International Law
2003	Semester of legal studies at Ghent University, Belgium (Erasmus Mundus programme)
2000–2004	Mykolas Romeris University, Bachelor’s Degree Law
1988–2000	Atžalynas Secondary School in Kėdainiai

Work experience
2008	Project Manager and Member of the Board, youth organisation Darbas (Labour)
2007–2008	Project Manager, private company UAB Epasas.lt
2003–2005	Chairman, youth organisation Darbas (Labour)

Political career
	Member of the Labour Party
Since 2012	First Deputy Speaker, Member of the Board of the Seimas
	Member, Committee on Legal Affairs
	Member, Labour Party Political Group
	Member, Conference of Chairs
	Member, Seimas Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
2008–2012	Leader of the Opposition (on a rotating basis)
	Member, Board of the Seimas
	Member, Conference of Chairs
	Member, Committee on Legal Affairs
	Member, Committee on European Affairs
	Member, Petitions Commission
Since 2008	Member, Council of the Labour Party
2006–2007	Deputy Chairman, Labour Party
	Secretary General, Labour Party
2004–2008	Member, Council of the European Democratic Party
2004–2005	Desk Officer for EU Affairs to the Chair of the Labour Party Political Group
2004	Assistant to the Chairman, Labour Party

Miscellaneous

Interests: international law and politics

Languages: Lithuanian (native) and English

Hobbies: photography, reading and extreme sports

Family

Married with a son