Press release, 3 October 2013
Pursuant to its Statute, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania elected, through alternative voting, the Seimas Member Loreta Graužinienė as Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas Member Eugenijus Gentvilas was also nominated as a candidate for the office of Speaker.
During voting by secret ballot, 125 voting papers were handed out and returned, 116 of them were declared valid and 9 invalid. The motion to appoint Ms Loreta Graužinienė as Speaker of the Seimas received 77 for votes while the nomination of Eugenijus Gentvilas was supported by 39 parliamentarians.
The Seimas Resolution On Election of the Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (Draft Resolution No XIIP-1059) entered into force on its adoption. The candidacy of Loreta Graužinienė was nominated by Seimas Member Vytautas Gapšys on behalf of the Labour Party Political Group.
“The most important thing that I will demand from myself and you and all government members and governmental institutions will be implementing Article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania which reads: ‘State institutions shall serve the people’. It means not working at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania but serving the Lithuanian people,” said Loreta Graužinienė introducing herself as a new leader to the Seimas.
Loreta Graužinienė became the second woman leading the Seimas in the history of the Lithuanian parliamentarianism.
Curriculum vitae
GRAUŽINIENĖ LORETA
Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
Speaker of the Seimas
Date of birth 10 January 1963
Place of birth Rokiškis, Lithuania
Education
1997 Lithuanian Institute of Accounting and Audit, Qualification of Auditor
1992 Graduation from the Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture (currently, Aleksandras Stulginskis University), Faculty of Economics, Diploma of Accounting Economist
1981 Graduation from Žiežmariai Secondary School (currently Žiežmariai Gymnasium), Kaišiadorys District
Work experience
1996–2004 Owner, private company providing business operation analysis, accounting, audit and advisory services
1994–2004 Lecturer, Vocational Agricultural School in Ukmergė (currently Vocational Business School in Ukmergė)
1992–1994 Chief Accountant, a number of private companies
1986–1992 Economist, Association of Public Utilities
Accountant, Agricultural Machinery Association in Ukmergė
Accountant, collective farm Žiburys, Ukmergė District
1982–1986 Accountant, Peat Development Authority
Political career
Since 3 October 2013 Speaker of the Seimas
Since 2 October 2013 Chair of the Labour Party
2012–3/10/2013 Member, Committee on Audit
Member, Committee on European Affairs
Member, Labour Party Political Group
2009 Candidate for the post of the President of the Republic of Lithuania
2008–2012 Chair, Committee on Audit
Member, Labour Party Political Group
2004–2008 Member, Committee on Audit
Member, Committee on Budget and Finance
Member, Committee on European Affairs
Member, Commission for Parliamentary Scrutiny of Operational Activities
Since 2003 Member of the Labour Party
Miscellaneous
Member, Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors
Interests: public activities
Languages: Lithuanian (native), Russian, German, English
Hobbies: reading, outdoor leisure activities
Family
Married with two sons
Rimas Rudaitis, Public Relations Unit, tel. +370 5 239 6132, e-mail: rimas.rudaitis@lrs.lt
