


Committees of the Seimas
11/21/2024 | Committee on Budget and Finance, Chair |
11/19/2024 - 11/20/2024 | Committee on Budget and Finance, Member |
Commissions of the Seimas
12/04/2024 | Commission for Addiction Prevention, Member |
Political groups of the Seimas
11/14/2024 | Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member |
Parliamentary groups
Date of birth | 5 March 1954 |
Place of birth | Vilnius, Lithuania |
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Education | |
1977–1982 | Diploma in Economics, Faculty of Industrial Economics, Vilnius State University (currently Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University) |
1969–1973 | Diploma in Radio Electronics, Vilnius Polytechnic College (currently Vilnius College of Technology and Design) |
1960–1969 | Antano Vienuolio Secondary School in Vilnius (currently Antano Vienuolio Basic School and Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija (upper secondary school)) |
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Work experience | |
2002–2005 | President, Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation |
1993–2002 | President, Lithuanian Association of Trade Unions |
1991–1996 | Leader, Lithuanian Metalworkers’ Trade Union |
1987–1991 | Leader, Trade Union, factory Vilma |
1976–1987 | Bureau Manager, Workshop Chief, Factory Worker, Deputy Manager of Sales Department, factory Vilma |
1973 | Staff Member, Vilnius Research Institute of Radio Measuring Devices |
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Political career | |
Since 2005 | Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party |
2024–2028 | Member of the 14th Seimas |
2020–2024 | Member of the 13th Seimas |
2016–2020 | Member of the 12th Seimas |
| Member, Chair (2016–2017), Committee on Social Affairs and Labour |
| Member, Commission for Addiction Prevention |
2012–2016 | Member of the 11th Seimas |
| Deputy Speaker of the Seimas |
| Member, Board of the Seimas |
| Member, Conference of Chairs |
| Member, Committee on Audit (2012–2013) |
| Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour (2013–2016) |
| Member, Commission for Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction |
| Head, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
2008–2012 | Member of the 10th Seimas Member, Committee on European Affairs Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour Member, Commission for Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction Deputy Member, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland |
2004–2008 | Member of the 9th Seimas Chair, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour Member, Committee on European Affairs Member, Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs Deputy Member, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Member, Seimas Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union |
2000–2004 | Member of the 8th Seimas Chair, Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Member, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2003–2004) |
2000–2001 | Member, Vilnius City Municipal Council |
1996–2000 | Member of the 7th Seimas Deputy Chair, Member, Committee on Social Affairs and Labour Member, Administration Commission Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm of the Republic of Poland |
1995–1996 | Member, Vilnius City Municipal Council Deputy Chair, Committee on Social Affairs, Vilnius City Municipality |
Miscellaneous | |
Military service, Soviet Navy (1973–1976) Membership: President, Lithuanian Orienteering Federation (1996–2005); Member, State Social Insurance Fund Board (1993–2004); Member, Tripartite Council of the Republic of Lithuania (1999–2001) | |
Areas of engagement: social welfare, labour relations | |
Hobbies: sports, music | |
Foreign languages: English, Russian, Polish | |
Family | |
Married with two adult children and four grandchildren |
