12th Seimas (2016–2020)

Linas Balsys
Linas Balsys
Seimas 2016-2020
Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2016
till 11/13/2020
Nominated by: Lithuanian Greens Party
Elected: Panerių (No: 11) in the electoral constituency
Position
Biography

Committees of the Seimas

11/16/2016 - 11/13/2020Committee on Environment Protection, Member
12/17/2017 - 11/13/2020Committee on European Affairs, Member
11/22/2016 - 12/16/2017Committee on European Affairs, Deputy Chair
11/16/2016 - 11/21/2016Committee on European Affairs, Member

Commissions of the Seimas

12/27/2016 - 11/13/2020Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community, Member
01/16/2019 - 11/13/2020Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development, Member
06/26/2017 - 01/15/2019Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

11/14/2019 - 11/13/2020Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Deputy Chair
04/26/2018 - 11/13/2019Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member
11/09/2017 - 04/25/2018Non-attached Members, Member
11/14/2016 - 11/08/2017Non-attached Members, Chair
Position
Biography

Date of birth

1 May 1961

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

 

 

1996

Certificate in International Relations and Public Administration, Institute of Foreign Policy in Stockholm

1994

Traineeship on international relations and security, U.S. Department of State

1984

Diploma in Journalism, Faculty of History, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University)

1979

Secondary School No 23 in Vilnius (currently Simonas Daukantas Gymnasium)

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

2011–2012

Lecturer of Journalism and Public Relations, Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology; President, Green Policy Institute

2009–2011

Chief Adviser to President Dalia Grybauskaitė; Head, Press Service, Office of the President

2002–2009

Permanent Correspondent in Brussels, Lithuanian National Radio and Television; Head, Correspondents’ Office

1982–2002

Journalist, Lithuanian National Radio and Television

 

 

Political career

 

 

Chairman, Lithuanian Green Party

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

 

Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs

 

Member, Committee on Environment Protection

 

Member, Energy Commission

 

Member, Constitutional Commission (2012–2015)

 

Member, Migration Commission (2015–2016)

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

 

Deputy Head, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie

 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Awards: Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania; Cross of Commander of the Order of the Kingdom of Norway for service to Norway; Baltic Assembly Medal for contribution to strengthening of the unity among the Baltic States and promoting regional cooperation; Medal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania to commemorate membership of Lithuania in the EU and NATO

Participation: Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis; Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society; Leader, NGO Žmonės sprendžia (until 2012)

Foreign languages: English, Russian, French, German, Polish

Hobbies: Hobbies: amateur radio, travelling, reading, art

 

 

Family

 

 

 

Married with a daughter and a son