till 11/13/2020
Committees of the Seimas
| 11/24/2017 - 11/13/2020 | Committee on Social Affairs and Labour, Chair |
| 11/21/2017 - 11/23/2017 | Committee on Social Affairs and Labour, Member |
| 11/16/2016 - 11/20/2017 | Committee on Legal Affairs, Member |
Subcommitees
| 10/30/2018 - 11/13/2020 | Subcommittee on Family and Child Welfare, Member |
Commissions of the Seimas
| 11/23/2016 - 11/13/2020 | Commission for Parliamentary Scrutiny of Criminal Intelligence, Member |
| 06/21/2017 - 11/13/2020 | Commission for the Rights of People with Disabilities, Member |
Political groups of the Seimas
| 10/19/2017 - 11/13/2020 | Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Political Group, Member |
| 11/14/2016 - 10/18/2017 | Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member |
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Date of birth |
10 February 1954 |
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Place of birth |
Varniai, Telšiai District, Lithuania |
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Education |
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1971–1976 |
Diploma of Lawyer, Faculty of Law, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University) |
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1960–1971 |
Secondary School in Varniai (currently Motiejus Valančius Gymnasium) |
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Work experience |
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2014–2016 |
Minister of Health |
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2010–2012 |
Lecturer, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences |
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1995–2010 |
Adviser to the Seimas Ombudsman, Seimas Ombudsman, The Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania; Ombudsman for Children’s Rights |
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1990–1995 |
Consultant Secretary, Secretariat of Vilnius City Council |
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1986–1990 |
Head, Organisation Division, District Executive Committee, Vilnius City |
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1979–1986 |
Lawyer, Vilnius Industrial Gasification Board; Lecturer, Institute for Upgrading of Qualification, Ministry of Public Utilities |
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1976–1979 |
Lawyer, Lecturer, Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute (currently Vilnius Gediminas Technical University) |
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Political career |
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2012–2016 |
Member of the 11th Seimas |
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Member, Committee on Human Rights |
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Chair (2012–2014), Member (2014), Constitutional Commission |
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2010–2017 |
Member, Member of the Presidium and the Board, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party; Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Union of Social Democratic Women |
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Miscellaneous |
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Membership: former Member of the Communist Party; former Member of the Board, European Human Rights Institute; former Member of the Board, UNICEF Lietuva |
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Hobbies: reading, outdoor activities, picking mushrooms, gardening |
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Foreign languages: Russian, German |
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Family |
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Widow with three daughters |
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