12th Seimas (2016–2020)

Gintaras Steponavičius
Gintaras Steponavičius
Seimas 2016-2020
Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2016
till 11/13/2020
Nominated by: Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania
Elected: By list
Position
Biography

Committees of the Seimas

11/16/2016 - 11/13/2020Committee on Education and Science, Member

Commissions of the Seimas

11/22/2016 - 11/23/2016Constitutional Commission, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

05/23/2017 - 11/13/2020Non-attached Members, Member
04/20/2017 - 05/22/2017Liberals Movement Political Group , Member
11/14/2016 - 04/19/2017Liberals Movement Political Group , Deputy Chair
Position
Biography

Date of birth

23 July 1967

Place of birth

Klaipėda, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

 

 

1999

Studies and professional development, Royal University of Groningen, Kingdom of the Netherlands

1994

Studies and professional development, European University Institute, Academy of European Law in Florence, Italian Republic

1992

Studies and professional development, Institute of European Law, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

1992

Diploma of Lawyer, Faculty of Law, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University)

1991

Studies and professional development, University of Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark

1990

Studies and professional development, The Hague Academy of International Law, Kingdom of the Netherlands

1985

Graduation from Antanas Vienuolis Secondary School in Vilnius (currently Antanas Vienuolis Basic School and Vytautas Magnus Gymnasium)

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

1994–2004

Lecturer, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University

1994–2000

Local Coordinator in Lithuania, Friedrich Naumann Foundation

1991–1994

First Secretary, Senior Specialist, Division of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

Political career

 

 

Member, Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

 

Deputy Chair, Liberals Movement Political Group

 

Member, Committee on European Affairs (2012–2015)

 

Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture

 

Member, Constitutional Commission (2015–2016)

2008–2012

Minister of Education and Science

2008–2012

Member of the 10th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Legal Affairs

Since 2006

Member, First Deputy Chairman, Member of the Board, Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania

2004–2008

Member of the 9th Seimas

 

Deputy Speaker of the Seimas

 

Member of the Board of the Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture

 

Member, Committee on European Affairs

 

Member, Committee on Legal Affairs

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm of the Republic of Poland

2000–2004

Member of the 8th Seimas

 

Deputy Speaker of the Seimas

 

Member of the Board of the Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Legal Affairs

 

Member, Committee on Human Rights

 

Chair, Member, Committee on European Affairs

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the European Union and the Republic of Lithuania

2003

Member, Board of the Liberal and Centre Union

2000

Member, Vilnius City Municipal Council

1997

Member, Vilnius City Municipal Council

1990

Co-founder and Member, Lithuanian Liberal Union

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Membership: Member, Founder, Human Rights Centre of Lithuania; Member, Centre for Civil Initiatives; Vilnius ROTARY club Perkūnas; Founder of Gintaras Steponavičius’ Support Fund; member of several local communities

Languages: Lithuanian (native), Russian, English

Hobbies: music, reading, cinema, basketball, travelling

 

 

Family

 

Divorced with two children