Members of the Seimas - Artūras PAULAUSKAS

	Artūras PAULAUSKAS
	Member of the Seimas from 15/11/2004 till 17/11/2008.

Position

Speaker ( 15/11/2004–11/04/2006 )

Board of the Seimas, Speaker ( 15/11/2004–12/04/2006 )

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Budget and Finance, Member ( 11/05/2006–17/11/2008 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

New Union (Social Liberals) Political Group, Member ( 13/04/2006–19/04/2006 )
New Union (Social Liberals) Political Group, Elder of a Parliamentary Group ( 20/04/2006–31/01/2008 )
New Union (Social Liberals) Political Group, Member ( 02/02/2008–17/11/2008 )

Parliamentary Groups

Assembly of Elders, Member ( 15/11/2004–12/04/2006 )
Parliamentary Group of Šiauliai Region Friends, Member ( 16/11/2005–17/11/2008 )
Assembly of Elders, Member ( 20/04/2006–09/03/2008 )

History

Was elected to the Seimas 2000 – 2004.

Biography

Artūras Paulauskas was born on 23 August 1953.

1971 graduation from Šiauliai 2nd secondary school. 1971-1976 studies at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University. Holds a degree in law.

1976-1979 Investigator at Kaišiadorys District Prosecutor’s Office, 1979-1982 Kaišiadorys District Deputy Prosecutor, 1982-1987 Varėna District Prosecutor.

1987 Deputy Prosecutor General of Lithuania.

1990-1995 Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania, 1995-1997 Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania. 1997-2000 private legal practice.

2000-2004 Chairman of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Since 15 November 2004 Chairman of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

1997, 2002 stood for President of the Republic of Lithuania.

6 April 2004 – 12 July 2004 Acting President of the Republic of Lithuania.

Since 25 April 1998 Chairman of the New Union (Social Liberal) Party.

Married. Wife – Jolanta. Four children. Two sons – Andrius and Vilius – from the first marriage. Son Arnas and daughter Aistė – from the second marriage.