Members of the Seimas - Irena DEGUTIENĖ

	Irena DEGUTIENĖ
	Member of the Seimas from 2008-11-17 till 2012-11-16.

Position

Deputy Speaker ( 2008-11-18–2008-11-19 )
First Deputy Speaker ( 2008-11-20–2009-09-15 )
Speaker ( 2009-09-15–2012-11-16 )

Board of the Seimas, Deputy Speaker ( 2008-11-18–2008-11-19 )
Board of the Seimas, First Deputy Speaker ( 2008-11-20–2009-09-16 )
Board of the Seimas, Speaker ( 2009-09-17–2012-11-16 )

Committees of the Seimas

Committee on Social Affairs and Labour, Member ( 2008-11-18–2009-09-21 )

Political Groups of the Seimas

Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group, Member ( 2008-11-18–2012-11-16 )

Parliamentary Groups

Parliamentary Group of Dzūkija Friends, Member ( 2008-11-17–2012-11-16 )
Assembly of Elders, Member ( 2008-11-18–2012-11-16 )
Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, Member ( 2008-12-04–2009-11-16 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the People's Republic of China, Member ( 2009-01-15–2012-11-16 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Japan, Member ( 2009-01-20–2012-11-16 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Member ( 2009-01-20–2012-11-16 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Georgia, Member ( 2009-02-12–2012-11-16 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Knesset of Israel, Member ( 2009-02-12–2012-11-16 )
Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the United States of America, Member ( 2009-02-12–2012-11-16 )
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 ( 2009-09-23–2012-11-16 )
Parliamentary Group for Human Dignity, Member ( 2010-03-16–2012-11-16 )

History

Was elected to the Seimas 1996 – 2000.
Was elected to the Seimas 2000 – 2004.
Was elected to the Seimas 2004 – 2008.

Biography

Date of birth: 1 June 1949

Place of birth: Šiauliai, Lithuania

Education

1968–1974 Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University); diploma of physician

1956–1967 Secondary School No 1 in Druskininkai (currently Atgimimas Secondary School)

Work experience

1976–1994 Physician Anaesthetist-Reanimathologist; Head, Assistant to the Chief Physician, Chief Physician, Gastroenterology Division, Red Cross Hospital of Vilnius University

1974–1976 Physician Therapeutist, Cotton Facility in Alytus

1967–1968 Druskininkai branch, Art Facility in Kaunas

Political career

Since 17 September 2009 Speaker of the Seimas

2008–2009 Member of the 10^th Seimas; First Deputy Speaker; Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour

2004–2008 Member of the 9^th Seimas

2000–2004 Member of the 8^th Seimas; Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour

May–June, October–November 1999 Acting Prime Minister

1996–2000 Minister of Social Security and Labour

1996–2000 Member of the 7^th Seimas; Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour

1994–1996 Secretary, Ministry of Health

Miscellaneous

1997 Person of the Year in the field of medicine and social security

Interests: activity of non-governmental organisations, healthcare, family policy, rights of a child

Hobbies: art, music, cycling, swimming, skiing

Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, Polish, Russian

Family

Married with two children