12th Seimas (2016–2020)

Simonas Gentvilas
Simonas Gentvilas
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
Biography

Committees of the Seimas

11/22/2016 - 11/13/2020Committee on Environment Protection, Deputy Chair
07/10/2019 - 09/29/2019Committee on European Affairs, Member
11/16/2016 - 11/21/2016Committee on Environment Protection, Member

Commissions of the Seimas

09/25/2018 - 11/13/2020Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community, Member
03/20/2018 - 05/15/2019Commission for Healthy Lifestyle, Member
11/23/2016 - 09/24/2018Migration Commission, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

11/14/2016 - 11/13/2020Liberals Movement Political Group , Member
Position
Biography

Date of birth

28 September 1984

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

 

 

2015–2016

Swedish Institute Management Programme, Sweden

2010

MA in Urban Studies, University of Vienna, Austria

2007

BA in Sociology, University of Oslo, Norway 

2001–2004

Gymnasium in Karlskrona, Sweden

2001

Vytautas the Great Gymnasium in Klaipėda

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

2015–2016

Lecturer in Intercultural Communication, University of Applied Social Sciences in Klaipėda

2015

Founder, Partner, Baltic Talents Academy

2015

Executive Director, Association of Municipalities of the Klaipėda Region

2011–2015

Advisor to Mayor of Klaipėda

 

 

Political career

 

 

Member, Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania

2015–2016

Member, Klaipėda City Municipal Council; Chair, Liberals Movement Political Group; Chair, Urban Development and Strategic Planning Committee; Chair, Supervisory Board, public company AB Klaipėdos energija; Chair, Supervisory Board, private company UAB Klaipėdos autobusų parkas

Since 2015

Deputy Chair, Liberals Movement

Since 2013

Chair, Division of the Liberals Movement in Klaipėda

Since 2011

Member, Liberals Movement

2005–2010

Member, political party Folkpartiet, Sweden; Member, political party Hoyre, Norway

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Activities: Founder, Lithuanian communities in Malmö; Founder, Lithuanian youth organisations in Norway; Co-founder, city development movement Urbanofilai in Klaipėda (2010); Co-founder, humanist association Lietuvos humanistai; Founder, community of businesses and start-ups Mazgas (2013); Co-founder, Klaipėda Old Town Community (2015); Member, Rotary Club in Klaipėda

Projects: municipal projects, joint participation in the capacity of Director of Association of  Municipalities of the Klaipėda Region; Radio Host, programme Uostamiesčio klubas on radio Ekstra FM

Foreign languages: English, Russian, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish

Hobbies: traveling, orienteering

 

 

Family

 

Married with two children