Date of birth

17 May 1959

Place of birth

Užgiriai Village, Kelmė District, Lithuania

Education

1999

Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education (currently Lithuanian Sports University), PhD in Biomedicine

1985–1988

Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education, Postgraduate Studies in Social Science

1977–1981

Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education, Qualification of Teacher of Physical Training

1977

Graduation from Luokė Secondary School, Telšiai District

Work Experience

2001–2004

Vice-Rector, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education

Member, Senate of the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education

Chairman, Sports Committee of the Lithuanian Universities Rectors’ Conference

1996–2002

Head Coach, Lithuanian National Women’s Basketball Team;

From 1993

Head Coach, Women’s Basketball Team Viktorija, Lithuanian Institute of Physical Education

1988–1993

Coach, Men’s Basketball Team Atletas, Lithuanian Institute of Physical Education

From 1981

Teacher of Physical Training, Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education

Political Career

Member of the Labour Party

Since 2012

Speaker of the Seimas, Member of the Board of the Seimas

Member, Conference of Chairs

Chair, 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

2008–2012

Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs

Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture

Member, Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs

2004–2008

Deputy Speaker of the Seimas, Member of the Board of the Seimas

Acting Speaker of the Seimas (12 April 2006)

Member, Conference of Chairs

Chair, then Member, Committee on European Affairs

Chair, Committee on Education, Science and Culture

Member, Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs