Members of the Seimas - Arūnas VALINSKAS

	Arūnas VALINSKAS
	Member of the Seimas from 2008-11-17 till 2012-11-16.

Position

Speaker ( 2008-11-17–2009-09-15 )

Board of the Seimas, Speaker ( 2008-11-18–2009-09-16 )

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member ( 2009-09-22–2011-04-20 )
Committee on European Affairs, Member ( 2010-03-30–2011-06-15 )
Committee of the Development of Information Society, Member ( 2011-04-21–2011-04-27 )
Committee of the Development of Information Society, Chairman ( 2011-04-28–2012-11-16 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

National Revival Political Group, Member ( 2008-11-18–2009-07-15 )
"Ąžuolas" (Oak Tree) Political Group, Member ( 2009-07-16–2010-09-20 )
United Group of the Liberal and Centre Union and National Revival Party, Member ( 2010-09-21–2012-11-16 )

Parliamentary Groups

Parliamentary Group of Dzūkija Friends, Member ( 2008-11-17–2012-11-16 )
Assembly of Elders, Member ( 2008-11-18–2009-09-16 )
Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Chairman ( 2008-12-04–2009-09-22 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Iraq, Member ( 2009-02-12–2011-02-24 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the United States of America, Member ( 2009-02-12–2012-11-16 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Member ( 2010-01-11–2011-02-24 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan, Member ( 2010-06-02–2012-11-16 )

Biography

Date of birth 28 November 1966

Place of birth Lazdijai

Education

1984
Graduation with Honours from Vilnius Secondary School No. 12.
The first Golden Medal awarded in the School.

2002
Graduation from Vilnius University, Faculty of Law.
MA in law.

Work experience
Host and moderator of TV and radio programmes, shows and concerts;

Author and producer of popular TV shows, including the TV games and quizzes Taip ir Ne, Šeši nuliai – milijonas, and Žodžių mūšis, as well as the TV entertainment show Vakarėlis jums, and the music reality show Kelias į žvaigždes;

Co-author of the TV series, daily show Dviračio šou;

Organiser of the Lithuanian music festival Nida;

Initiator and organiser of the first ever beauty contest Miss Captivity at the women’s prison;

As a member of the humour show team Dviratis gave over 1000 concerts.

Twenty-two years on stage and television.

Political career

since Nov 2008
Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

Chairman of the Board of the Seimas

Member of the National Revival Political Group

Member of the Assembly of Elders

25 May 2008 Founder of the National Revival Party

Family Married. Wife Ingrida, Member of the Seimas. Two sons: Arūnas (18) and Šarūnas (13).