12th Seimas (2016–2020)

Irena Šiaulienė
Irena Šiaulienė
Seimas 2016-2020
Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2016
till 11/13/2020
Nominated by: Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Elected: By list
Position
Biography

04/07/2017 - 11/13/2020Deputy Speaker

Board of the Seimas

04/21/2017 - 11/13/2020Board of the Seimas, Deputy Speaker

Committees of the Seimas

11/21/2017 - 11/13/2020Committee on Legal Affairs, Member
11/16/2016 - 11/20/2017Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities, Member

Commissions of the Seimas

11/24/2016 - 11/13/2020Commission for Addiction Prevention, Member
11/15/2018 - 11/13/2020Commission for the Cause of Freedom and the National Historical Memory, Member
06/21/2017 - 11/15/2018Commission for the National Historical Memory, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

10/19/2017 - 11/13/2020Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Political Group, Member
05/25/2017 - 10/18/2017Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member
11/14/2016 - 05/24/2017Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member
Position
Biography

Date of birth

19 February 1955

Place of birth

Kolainiai Village, Kelmė District, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

 

 

1987

PhD in Humanities, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University)

1971–1976

Diploma cum laude of History and Sociology Lecturer, Faculty of History, Vilnius State University

1968–1971

Pavandenė Secondary School, Telšiai District

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

1976–1992

Lecturer, Associate Professor, Department of History and Sociology, Klaipėda Faculty, Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (currently Klaipėda University)

 

 

Political career

 

 

 

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

 

Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

 

Member, Conference of Chairs

 

Member, Committee on the Development of Information Society

 

Member, Commission for Maritime and Fishery Affairs

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

2008–2012

Member of the 10th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on the Development of Information Society

 

Member, Commission for Maritime and Fishery Affairs

 

Deputy Chair, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly; Member, Presidium of the Baltic Assembly

 

Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

2004–2008

Member of the 9th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on the Development of Information Society

 

Member, Constitutional Commission

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

 

Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

2000–2004

Member of the 8th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour

 

Chair, Commission for Drafting Constitutional Amendments

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

 

Chair, Social Democratic Coalition (Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, and Union of Lithuania’s Russians) Political Group

1996–2000

Member of the 7th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture

 

Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour

 

Member, Commission on Family and Child Affairs

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

1992–1996

Member of the 6th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Health, Social Affairs and Labour

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

 

Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

1990–2001

Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Democratic Labour Party

2001–2017

Member, Member of the Presidium, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party; Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Union of Social Democratic Women

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Awards: Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2004); Medal of the Baltic Assembly for upholding the unity and cooperation of the Baltic States (2003)

Interests: current social democratic thought and policy

Activities: organisation of over 20 conferences on social democratic thought and policy; founding and leading the Lithuanian Democratic College of Women

Publications: over 300 articles on current social democratic thought and policy

Hobbies: historical literature, fiction, funny stories, gardening, driving and travelling

Foreign languages: German, Russian and Polish

 

 

Family

 

Divorced