Members of the Seimas

Members of the Seimas - Rimantė ŠALAŠEVIČIŪTĖ

	Rimantė ŠALAŠEVIČIŪTĖ
	Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-16 till 2016-11-14.

Position

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Human Rights, Member ( 2012-11-20–2016-11-14 )

Commissions of the Seimas

Constitutional Commission, Member ( 2012-12-18–2012-12-19 )
Constitutional Commission, Chair ( 2012-12-20–2013-12-31 )
Constitutional Commission, Chair ( 2014-01-01–2014-07-16 )
Constitutional Commission, Member ( 2014-07-17–2014-11-05 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member ( 2012-11-16–2016-11-14 )

Parliamentary Groups

Provisional Group for Welfare of the Child, Head ( 2012-11-27–2014-10-20 )
Women's Parliamentary Group, Member ( 2012-11-27–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan, Member ( 2012-12-03–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Armenia, Member ( 2012-12-03–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Belarus, Member ( 2012-12-03–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Georgia, Member ( 2012-12-04–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of India, 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 People's Republic of China, Member ( 2012-12-05–2016-11-14 )
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 Portuguese Republic, Member ( 2012-12-12–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, 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 Kyrgyz Republic, Member ( 2013-01-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Malta, Member ( 2013-01-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Russian Federation, Member ( 2013-04-04–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group "For Animal Welfare and Protection", Member ( 2013-05-09–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Member ( 2013-06-26–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group "Parliamentarians Against Trafficking in Human Beings", Member ( 2013-09-26–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Austria, Member ( 2013-10-28–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Moldova, Member ( 2013-10-28–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group for Supporting the Idea of the Underground in Vilnius, Member ( 2013-12-19–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for the Territorial Integrity of the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) Countries, Member ( 2014-03-10–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group for Welfare of the Child, Member ( 2014-10-21–2016-04-05 )
Provisional Group for Welfare of the Child, Head ( 2016-04-06–2016-11-14 )

Biography

Date of birth 10 February 1954

Place of birth Varniai, Telšiai District, Lithuania

Education

1971–1976	Faculty of Law, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University), Diploma of Lawyer
1960–1971	Secondary School in Varniai (currently Motiejus Valančius Gymnasium)

Work experience

2010–2012	Lecturer, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
1995–2010	Adviser to the Seimas Ombudsman, Seimas Ombudsman, The Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania; Ombudsman for Children’s Rights
1990–1995	Consultant Secretary, Secretariat of Vilnius City Council
1986–1990	Head, Organisation Division, District Executive Committee, Vilnius City
1979–1986	Lawyer, Vilnius Industrial Gasification Board; Lecturer, Ministry of Public Utilities
1976–1979	Lawyer, Lecturer, Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute (currently Vilnius Gediminas Technical University)

Political career

Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

Since 2012

Member, Committee on Human Rights

Chair, Constitutional Commission

Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

Miscellaneous

Membership: former Member of the Communist Party; former Member of the Lithuanian Democratic Labour Party

Hobbies: reading, outdoor activities, travelling, picking mushrooms, gardening

Family

Married with three daughters