12th Seimas (2016–2020)

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
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
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Biography

Board of the Seimas

03/26/2019 - 09/10/2019Board of the Seimas, Leader of the Opposition

Committees of the Seimas

12/10/2019 - 11/13/2020Committee on Education and Science, Member
11/16/2016 - 12/09/2019Committee on Human Rights, Member
11/16/2016 - 07/09/2019Committee on European Affairs, Member

Commissions of the Seimas

11/24/2016 - 11/13/2020Commission for Ethics and Procedures, Member
06/21/2017 - 03/14/2019Commission for the Rights of People with Disabilities, Member
03/15/2017 - 06/21/2017Commission for Suicide and Violence Prevention, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

12/05/2018 - 11/13/2020Liberals Movement Political Group , Chair
09/20/2018 - 12/04/2018Liberals Movement Political Group , Deputy Chair
09/21/2017 - 09/19/2018Liberals Movement Political Group , Member
04/20/2017 - 09/20/2017Liberals Movement Political Group , Deputy Chair
11/14/2016 - 04/19/2017Liberals Movement Political Group , Member
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Position
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Biography

Date of birth

6 August 1983

Place of birth

Šiauliai, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

 

 

2007

Bachelor’s Degree in English Philology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia

2001

Didždvaris Gymnasium in Šiauliai

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

2001–2015

Professional chess player, long-time member of the national chess team of Lithuania, winner of the World Chess Olympiads

2011

European Chess Champion

 

 

Political career

 

 

Member, Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania

2015–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Environment Protection

 

Member, Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Publications: autobiography Tarp juoda ir balta (Between Black and White), 2018

Awards: Fifth Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1996); Cross of Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2011); Honorary Citizen of Šiauliai City (2011)

Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, Russian, Spanish

Hobbies: books, travelling, sports

 

 

Family

 

Married with four children