Members of the Seimas - Alfredas PEKELIŪNAS

	Alfredas PEKELIŪNAS
	Member of the Seimas from 15/11/2004 till 17/11/2008.

Position

Board of the Seimas, Deputy Speaker ( 15/11/2004–17/11/2008 )

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Education, Science and Culture, Member ( 18/11/2004–08/12/2004 )
Committee on Audit, Member ( 09/12/2004–23/10/2006 )
Committee on European Affairs, Member ( 09/12/2004–15/12/2004 )
Committee on European Affairs, Chairman ( 16/12/2004–10/02/2005 )
Committee on European Affairs, Member ( 11/02/2005–05/04/2006 )
Committee on Environment Protection, Member ( 24/10/2006–07/11/2007 )
Committee on Health Affairs, Member ( 08/11/2007–17/11/2008 )

Subcommitees

Subcommittee on Supervision of the Preparation of the Republic of Lithuania for the Implementation of the Schengen Acquis, Member ( 08/06/2005–05/04/2006 )

Commissions of the Seimas

Commission for NATO Affairs, Member ( 16/12/2004–17/11/2008 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

Farmers and New Democracy Group, Member ( 15/11/2004–07/05/2007 )
Peasants and People˙s and Civil Democracy Political Group, Member ( 08/05/2007–17/01/2008 )
Peasants and People's Political Group, Member ( 18/01/2008–17/11/2008 )

Parliamentary Groups

Assembly of Elders, Member ( 15/11/2004–17/11/2008 )
Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly, Member ( 15/11/2004–08/12/2004 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, Member ( 18/11/2004–17/11/2008 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Russian Federation, Member ( 02/12/2004–17/11/2008 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Ireland, Member ( 09/12/2004–17/11/2008 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Turkey, Member ( 09/12/2004–17/11/2008 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with North European countries (Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland), Member ( 01/01/2005–17/11/2008 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of France, Member ( 21/03/2006–17/11/2008 )
Parliamentary Group for the Relations with Cuba, Member ( 27/03/2007–17/11/2008 )
Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly, Member ( 17/04/2007–17/11/2008 )

Biography

Alfredas Pekeliūnas was born on 9 March 1948 in Rokiškis.

1970 - graduated from the Veterinary Academy of Lithuania, diploma of zootechnician researcher.

1989 – Higher Party School of Leningrad, diploma of social psychology.

Since April 2000 he was the Mayor of Panevėžys District Municipality.

1979-2000 – Director General of Krekenavos Agrofirma AB.

1975-1979 – deputy chairman for production of Širvintos inter-collective farm pig-breeding complex.

1971-1975 – head of the group in the Institute of Research of Agricultural Economy.

1970-1971 – service in the army, Baranovičiai strategic aircraft division. Operator of flights.

In 1983 he studied at the Management School in Budapest. 1987 – English language courses in England, Lemington. 1999 – graduated from the Higher International Management School, studies of business and finance management.

Author of many articles and brochures on the issues of agricultural production, management and improvement of quality.

1975 – thesis on the topic: “Scientific Organisation of Work in Large Cow Farms”, on the basis of which several farms introduced new methods of work organisation.

Member of the Board of the Association of Local Authorities. Several terms in a row – deputy of the Council of Panevėžys District, member of the council of the district municipality.

Since 1996 – member of Panevėžys Rotary Club.

Member of the Board of the Union of Farmers’ and New Democracy Parties, Chairman of the Division of Panevėžys District of this Party.

Married, three children. Wife Žana – economist at the Krekenavos Agrofirma AB. Son Saulius is a manager. Daughter Jurgita is a manager. Daughter Giedrė is a 3rd-year student at Gediminas Technical University.

Fluent in spoken and written Lithuanian and Russian. Satisfactory knowledge of the English language.

At work uses all modern IT.

In 1999 he graduated Lapėnas’ Flight School, was awarded the licence of a pilot amateur, participated in various aviation events.

Alfredas Pekeliūnas was elected member of the 9th Seimas in Aukštaitija single-member constituency No. 28, (nominated by the Union of Farmers’ and New Democracy Parties)

Compiled according to the autobiography submitted to the Central Electoral Committee