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Committees of the Seimas
| 12/08/2020 | Committee on Audit, Chair |
| 12/17/2020 | Committee for the Future, Member |
| 11/19/2020 - 12/07/2020 | Committee on Audit, Member |
Commissions of the Seimas
| 12/04/2020 | Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development, Member |
Political groups of the Seimas
| 10/19/2021 | Political Group of Democrats ‘For Lithuania’, Member |
| 05/20/2021 - 10/18/2021 | Lithuanian Regions Political Group, Member |
| 11/13/2020 - 05/19/2021 | Non-attached Members, Member |
Parliamentary groups
| 12/17/2020 | Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Member |
| 12/10/2020 | Provisional Group for Cultural Heritage, European Cultural Routes, and Saint James Way, Member |
| 11/19/2020 | Provisional Group "For the Family", Member |
| 12/11/2020 | Provisional Group of Friends of Neringa, Member |
| 01/07/2021 | Provisional Group of Friends of Tauragė Region, Member |
| 12/08/2020 | Provisional Group of Friends of the Lithuanian Coast, Member |
| 11/19/2020 | Provisional Group of Samogitians, Member |
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Date of birth |
16 November 1953 |
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Place of birth |
Juodžiai Village, Šilutė District, Lithuania
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Education |
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1971–1976 |
Diploma of economist and mathematician, Faculty of Economic Cybernetics and Finance, Vilnius University |
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1968–1971 |
Šilutė Secondary School No 1 (currently Šilutės gimnazija No 1 (upper secondary school)) |
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1968 |
Žemaitkiemis eight-year basic school, Šilutė District (closed now) |
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Work experience |
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2020–2024 |
Member of the Seimas |
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2009–2019 |
Member of the European Parliament (2 terms) |
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2006 |
Prime Minister at interim |
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2005–2007 |
Minister of Finance |
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2001–2005 |
Minister of Transport and Communications |
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2000–2009 |
Member of the Seimas |
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1996–2000 |
First Deputy Director General, Lithuania–Hungary joint venture Lithun |
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1994–1996 |
Deputy Governor of Vilnius County |
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1992–1994 |
Director, Asphalt–concrete manufacturing plant, Vilnius |
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1989–1991 |
Manager of the Trade Union Affairs, Director of the Training Centre |
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1984–1989 |
Deputy Director, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society |
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1978–1984 |
Communist Youth organisation (Comsomol) |
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1976–1978 |
Engineer, Senior Engineer, Design Bureau, Ministry of Food Industry |
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Political career |
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Since 2020 |
Member of the 13th Seimas |
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2014 |
Ran for the Presidency of the Republic of Lithuania, became runner-up in the election in the first round and qualified for the second round |
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2009–2019 |
Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); Committee on Budgetary Control; Committee on Industry, Research and Energy; Member, Delegation for relations with the United States; Member, Delegation for relations with the People‘s Republic of China; Deputy Chair, Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly; Substitute Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs; Member, Provisional Committee for setting the principles of the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework 2014–2020 |
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2008–2009 |
Member of the 10th Seimas |
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Member, Committee on National Security and Defence (2008–2009) |
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Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group at the Seimas |
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2005–2017 |
Deputy Chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party |
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2004–2008 |
Member of the 9th Seimas |
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Member, Committee on Economics (2004–2006) |
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Member, Committee on Budget and Finance (2006–2008) |
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Member, Committee on European Affairs (2008) |
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Head, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
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2001–2020 |
Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) |
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2000–2004 |
Member of the 8th Seimas |
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Member, Committee on Budget and Finance |
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1994 |
Member, Council of Vilnius City Municipality |
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Miscellaneous |
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Awards: Grand Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania; Order of the Gra-Cru Cross of the Republic of Portugal; Commemorative Badge for Personal Service to the Course of Lithuania’s Trans-Atlantic Relations and on the Occasion of the Invitation of the Republic of Lithuania to Join the NATO; Medal in Commemoration of the 750th Anniversary of Coronation of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas; Medal of Afanasij Nikitin of the Russian Federation; Badge of an Honorary Citizen of Šilutė Region in 2018; Silver Reed award of Šilutė District; Golden Lion award, nomination of the Year’s Benefactor, Žemaičių Naumiestis, Šilutė District; Drops of Gratitude award of Šilalė District for sincere, consistent support and love for the people of Šilalė District; Julius Ludwig Wiener Philanthropist of the Year Award |
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Hobbies: tennis, basketball, hunting and water-skiing |
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Family |
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Married. Wife Severina, son Donatas and daughter Kamilė |
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