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Members of the Seimas




Kazys Starkevičius
Seimas 2024-2028
Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2024
Nominated by: Tėvynės sąjunga-Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai
Elected: By list
Contacts Contacts
Room: III-417
Tel: +370 5 209 6401
Constituency office
Kovo 11-osios g. 26-31, 51349 Kauno m.
Position Position
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Biography Biography

Committees of the Seimas

11/19/2024Committee on European Affairs, Member
11/19/2024Committee on Rural Affairs, Member

Commissions of the Seimas

12/04/2024Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

11/14/2024Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group, Member

Parliamentary groups

12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Japan, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, Member
12/19/2024 Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Hellenic Republic, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Bulgaria, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Estonia, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of India, Member
12/19/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Latvia, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Moldova, Head
12/10/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the State of Israel, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the United States of America, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Uzbekistan, Deputy Head
11/21/2024 Provisional Group of Friends of Kaunas Region, Deputy Head
12/03/2024 Provisional Group of Friends of Neringa, Member
12/04/2024 Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly, Member
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Date of birth

23 July 1956

Place of birth

Rokai Village, Kaunas District, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

1996

Traineeships, Administration Office, Shire of Kent, United Kingdom

1984–1989

Diploma in Law, Faculty of Law, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University)

1974–1979

Diploma in Librarianship and Bibliography, Faculty of History, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University)

1967–1974

Secondary School No 13 (currently Šv. Mato gimnazija (upper secondary school)) in Kaunas 

1963–1967

Primary School in Rokai Village, Kaunas District

 

 

Work experience

 

From 13 August 2024 

to 12 December 2024

Minister of Agriculture

2008–2012

Minister of Agriculture

1997–2000

Governor of Kaunas County

1995–1997

Administrator, Kaunas City Municipality

1995

Head, Legal Affairs Unit, Kaunas City Municipality

1990–1995

Head, General Affairs Unit, Kaunas City Municipality

1985–1990

Head, General Affairs Unit, Kaunas City Executive Committee

1979–1985

Head of Subunit, Kaunas branch, Lithuanian Research Institute for Scientific Technical Information

 

 

Political career

 

 

Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

2020–2024

Member of the 13th Seimas

 

Chair, Committee on Economics

 

Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures

2016–2020

Member of the 12th Seimas

 

Deputy Chair, Committee on Rural Affairs

 

Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Rural Affairs

 

Member, Commission for Ethics and Procedures (2015–2016)

2008–2012

Member of the 10th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Rural Affairs

2004–2008

Member of the 9th Seimas

 

Member, Committee on Environment Protection

 

Member, Committee on Rural Affairs

 

Member, Commission on the Problems of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

2003–2004

First Deputy Mayor of Kaunas City

2000–2001

First Deputy Mayor of Kaunas City

2000–2004

Member, Municipal Council of Kaunas City

Since 1994

Member, Deputy Chair (2010–2012), Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives), currently Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Since 1988

Member, Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

President, Lithuanian Skating Federation; Chair, Kaunas County Council, Lithuanian National Olympic Committee; Vice-President, basketball club Atletas (1996–2004); founder (1999), Chair of the Council (1999–2004), Lithuanian Family Farmers’ Union; Member of the Presidium, Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania (1999–2004); member, Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (since 2018); Member of the Council, Lithuanian National Committee (2014–2016)

Awards: Letter of Appreciation from Kaunas City Municipal Council for contribution to re-establishing local self-government in Kaunas City; Kaunas City Person of the Year 1998; Medal in Commemoration of Pope John Paul II’s Visit to Lithuania; Commander of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (1999); Commemorative Medal of the Department of Physical Education and Sports; Olympic Star of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee; Badge of Honour from Kaunas District Municipality; Commemorative Badge for Personal Contribution to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania; Lithuanian Export Prize for contribution to export promotion from the Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (2012); Letter of Appreciation for contribution to promotion of sport from Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee; Badge of Distinction for Service to the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union; Badge of Honour of the Lithuanian Business Confederation

Activities: agricultural and rural development, EU structural funds, environment protection, organic farming, forestry, alternative business in rural areas

Publications: author of articles on agricultural and rural development, co-author of the monograph Kolūkmetis okupuotos Lietuvos kaime (Kolkhoz time at villages of the occupied Lithuania) (2020) 

Hobbies:

music, theatre, photography, book reading, farming

Foreign languages: 

English, Russian

Family:

Married with wife Rasa, daughters Živilė and Raminta, son Kazimieras

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