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| Members of the Seimas - Juozas OLEKAS | LT |
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Member of the Seimas from 2012-11-16 till 2016-11-14.
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| Position | Committees of the SeimasPolitical Groups of the SeimasParliamentary Groups- Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 Japan, Member ( 2012-12-04–2016-11-14 )
- 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 Republic of Estonia, Member ( 2012-12-12–2016-11-14 )
- Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
- Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Latvia, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
- Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Taiwan, Member ( 2012-12-18–2016-11-14 )
- Provisional Group “For the Future of Lithuanian Football”, Member ( 2013-03-28–2016-11-14 )
- Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Russian Federation, Member ( 2013-04-04–2016-11-14 )
- Parliamentary Group for Supporting the Lithuanian Armed and Volunteer Forces, Member ( 2014-03-13–2016-11-14 )
History Was elected to the 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
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Date of birth |
30 October 1955 |
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Place of birth |
Bolshoy Ungut Village, Mansk District, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russia) |
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Education |
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1987 |
Doctor of Medicine, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University) |
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1976–1980 |
Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius State University, Doctor’s Qualification |
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1974–1976 |
Kaunas Medical Institute (currently Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) |
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1963–1974 |
Salomėja Nėris Secondary School (currently Salomėja Nėris Basic School) in Vilkaviškis |
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Work experience |
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1994–2004 |
Senior Assistant, then Associate Professor, Odontology Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University |
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1994–1997 |
Head Physician, Vilnius University Žalgiris Hospital |
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1993–1994 |
Head, Surgeon, Plastic Surgery and Traumatology Division, Vilnius Ambulance University Hospital |
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1992–1993 |
Senior Research Fellow, Plastic Surgery Clinic, Vilnius University |
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1982–1989 |
Senior Research Fellow, Microsurgery Laboratory, Vilnius State University |
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1980–1990 |
Physician, Vilnius University Red Cross Hospital |
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Political career |
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Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party |
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Since 2012 |
Member, Committee on National Security and Defence |
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Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group |
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Minister of National Defence |
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2008–2012 |
Member, Committee on National Security and Defence |
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Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture |
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Member, Commission for the Rights and Affairs of Participants of Resistance to Occupation Regimes and Victims of Occupation |
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Member, Commission for Parliamentary Scrutiny of Operational Activities |
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Member, Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community |
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2006–2008 |
Minister of National Defence |
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2004–2008 |
Member, Committee on Health Affairs |
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Member, Committee on National Security and Defence |
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Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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Chair, Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly |
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2003–2004 |
Minister of Health |
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2000–2004 |
Member, Deputy Chair, Committee on Health Affairs |
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Member, Committee on National Security and Defence |
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Member, Commission for the Rights and Affairs of Participants of Resistance to Occupation Regimes and Victims of Occupation |
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Member, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
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1996–2000 |
Member, Committee on Health Affairs |
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Deputy Chair, Commission for the Rights and Affairs of Participants of Resistance to Occupation Regimes and Victims of Occupation |
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1990–1992 |
Minister of Health |
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1989–1990 |
People’s Deputy (nominated by the Lithuanian Reform Movement), Member of the Lithuanian Delegation to Supreme Council of the USSR |
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Since 1989 |
Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (Deputy Chairman of the Party in 1999–2004 and since 2007) |
Miscellaneous
Awards: National Prize of Lithuania for achievements in the field of reconstructive microsurgery together with a team of microsurgeons from Vilnius University (1988); Medal of Independence of Lithuania (2000); Commander’s Cross of the Order of Oranje-Nassau of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2008)
Other activities: participant in the Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis; Member, Seimas of the Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis (1988–1990); Member, Executive Board, Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organisation (1992–1993); Member, International Microsurgery Association (since 1988); President, Baltic Public Health Institute (1993–1996); Member, International Face and Jowl Surgery Association (since 1994); Chairman, Medical Board (1994–1998); Deputy Chairman, Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF (1996–2000); President, Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (1999–2003); Member, European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (since 1999); Honorary President, Lithuanian Street Children Football Federation (1996–2005); Member, Vilnius Rotary Club (since 1990); Member, Editorial Board, journal Stomatologija (since 1994); Member, Editorial Board, journal Medicina (1996–1998); Member, Board of Steponas Kairys Fund (since 2005); Vice-President, football club Seimas (2005–2009) and President of the Club (since 2009); Vice-President, Seimas European Club (since 2005); over 60 scientific reports at national and international scientific conferences
Publications: author, co-author and compiler of a number of books; over 100 academic publications
Foreign languages: English, Russian
Hobbies: gardening, sport, dancing, theatre, hunting
Family
Married with two daughters and a son
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