Date of birth

19 February 1955

Place of birth

Kolainiai Village, Kelmė District, Lithuania

Education

1987

PhD in Humanities, Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University)

1971–1976

Diploma cum laude of History and Sociology Lecturer, Faculty of History, Vilnius State University

1968–1971

Pavandenė Secondary School, Telšiai District

Work experience

1976–1992

Lecturer, Associate Professor, Department of History and Sociology, Klaipėda Faculty, Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (currently Klaipėda University)

Political career

2012–2016

Member of the 11th Seimas

Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

Member, Conference of Chairs

Member, Committee on the Development of Information Society

Member, Commission for Maritime and Fishery Affairs

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

2008–2012

Member of the 10th Seimas

Member, Committee on the Development of Information Society

Member, Commission for Maritime and Fishery Affairs

Deputy Chair, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly; Member, Presidium of the Baltic Assembly

Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

2004–2008

Member of the 9th Seimas

Member, Committee on the Development of Information Society

Member, Constitutional Commission

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

2000–2004

Member of the 8th Seimas

Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour

Chair, Commission for Drafting Constitutional Amendments

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

Chair, Social Democratic Coalition (Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, and Union of Lithuania’s Russians) Political Group

1996–2000

Member of the 7th Seimas

Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture

Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour

Member, Commission on Family and Child Affairs

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

1992–1996

Member of the 6th Seimas

Member, Committee on Health, Social Affairs and Labour

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

1990–2001

Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Democratic Labour Party

2001–2017

Member, Member of the Presidium, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party; Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Union of Social Democratic Women

Miscellaneous

Awards: Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2004); Medal of the Baltic Assembly for upholding the unity and cooperation of the Baltic States (2003)

Interests: current social democratic thought and policy

Activities: organisation of over 20 conferences on social democratic thought and policy; founding and leading the Lithuanian Democratic College of Women

Publications: over 300 articles on current social democratic thought and policy

Hobbies: historical literature, fiction, funny stories, gardening, driving and travelling

Foreign languages: German, Russian and Polish

Family

Divorced