12th Seimas (2016–2020)

Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Seimas 2016-2020
Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2016
till 11/13/2020
Nominated by: Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Elected: By list
Position
Biography

Committees of the Seimas

07/25/2019 - 11/13/2020Committee on National Security and Defence, Deputy Chair
11/16/2016 - 07/24/2019Committee on National Security and Defence, Member

Commissions of the Seimas

11/15/2018 - 11/13/2020Commission for the Cause of Freedom and the National Historical Memory, Member
04/25/2017 - 11/15/2018Commission for the Cause of Freedom, Member
11/23/2016 - 04/24/2017Commission for the Cause of Freedom, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

11/14/2016 - 11/13/2020Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group, Member
Position
Biography

Date of birth

8 January 1982

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

 

 

2012

Doctoral dissertation Implications of EU Internal Integration for External Europeanisation: Case Studies of Ukraine and Russia

2006–2012

Doctor of Social Science, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University

2004–2006

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

2000–2004

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

2000

Ąžuolynas Secondary School in Vilnius (currently Ąžuolynas Progymnasium)

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

2012–2016

Director, Eastern Europe Studies Centre

2009–2012

Foreign Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Irena Degutienė

2007–2016

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

 

 

Political career

 

 

Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Since 2011

Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2000–2002

Member, National Democratic Party of Lithuania

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Activities: active public engagement; member, Ronald Reagan Freedom Centre; member, Young Christian Democrats

Goals: fostering of national awareness and Christian values; strengthening of the Lithuanian statehood

Foreign languages: English, Russian, German

Hobbies: football, books, angling

 

 

Family

 

Married with four children