Members of the Seimas

Members of the Seimas - Vytautas Antanas MATULEVIČIUS

	Vytautas Antanas MATULEVIČIUS
	Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-16 till 2016-11-14.

Position

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on National Security and Defence, Member ( 2015-04-29–2016-11-14 )
Committee on Human Rights, Member ( 2013-01-17–2013-12-31 )
Committee on Human Rights, Member ( 2014-01-01–2015-04-28 )
Committee on Social Affairs and Labour, Member ( 2012-11-20–2013-01-16 )

Commissions of the Seimas

Constitutional Commission, Member ( 2012-12-18–2012-12-19 )
Constitutional Commission, Deputy Chair ( 2012-12-20–2013-12-31 )
Constitutional Commission, Deputy Chair ( 2014-01-01–2016-11-14 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

Non-attached Members, Member ( 2014-06-20–2016-11-14 )
"The Way of Courage" Political Group, Member ( 2012-11-16–2014-06-19 )

Parliamentary Groups

Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Latin America, Member ( 2012-12-04–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations in Support of Tibet, Member ( 2012-12-05–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group "For Adherence to the Oath", Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the State of Israel, Member ( 2012-12-20–2016-11-14 )
Provisional Group "For Democratic Belarus", Member ( 2013-03-28–2016-11-14 )
Parliamentary Group for Supporting Democracy, Member ( 2013-09-17–2016-11-14 )
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 ( 2014-03-10–2014-03-17 )
Provisional Group for Relations with the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Member ( 2015-05-21–2016-11-14 )
Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Holy See, Member ( 2015-06-04–2016-11-14 )
Ad Hoc Parliamentary Group “For Progressive and Economically Strong Lithuania”, Member ( 2015-11-02–2016-11-14 )

Biography

Date of birth	31 July 1952
Place of birth	Šilavotas Village, Prienai District, Lithuania

Education
1986–1989	Department of Culture, Academy of Social Sciences, postgraduate studies, Doctor of Humanities
1970–1975	Faculty of History, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University), Diploma of Journalist
1967–1970	Secondary School No 22 (currently Mikalojus Daukša Secondary School) in Vilnius

Work Experience
Until August 2012	Assistant to Rolandas Paksas, Member of the European Parliament
2006–2011	Director, public enterprise VšĮ Krantas
2005–2006	Director, individual enterprise Krantas
2004–2005	Journalist, TV channel Lietuvos ryto televizija
2002–2004	Director, individual enterprise Krantas
1997–2002	Presenter, private TV channel UAB Baltijos televizija
1990–1997	Presenter, Chief Editor, Lithuanian national TV channel
1989–1990	Correspondent, Russian newspaper Pravda
1984–1986	Executive Secretary, Russian literary journal Druzhba
1978–1984	Executive Secretary, publication Molodezhnaya pechat by the Comsomol Central Committee in Moscow
1975–1978	Correspondent, Executive Secretary, newspaper Komjaunimo tiesa

Political career
	No party affiliation
Since 2012	Member, Committee on Human Rights
	Deputy Chair, Constitutional Commission
	Member, “The Way of Courage” Political Group

Miscellaneous

Former Member of the Communist Party of Lithuania (until 1990)

Awards: Vincas Kudirka Prize (1996); Vytas Lingys Prize (1996); prize in the competition held by the Foundation for Democratic Press (1997); winner of the television broadcast competition Ad Rem (2000); twice awarded the title of The Man of the Year and The Best Journalist of Lithuania

Interests: creative writing, creation of television broadcasts and documentaries

Publications: author of the book Būti ar nebūti (To Be or Not to Be) in 2002, as well as press and internet articles

Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, Russian, Polish

Hobbies: angling, reading and films

Family

Married with three children