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Members of the Seimas




Linas Balsys
Seimas 2024-2028
Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2024
Nominated by: Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Elected: By list
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Room: I-442
Tel: +370 5 209 6550
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Biography Biography

Committees of the Seimas

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

Commissions of the Seimas

12/04/2024Commission for Maritime Affairs, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

11/14/2024Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member

Parliamentary groups

12/17/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Canada, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Ireland, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Japan, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the French Republic, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Italian Republic, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Spain, Member
12/10/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Nordic Countries (Kingdom of Denmark, Iceland, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Sweden), 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 Latvia, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, Member
12/10/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the State of Israel, Member
12/12/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Swiss Confederation, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Head
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the United States of America, Member
12/05/2024 Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Ukraine, Member
11/21/2024 Parliamentary Group for Relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan), Member
12/10/2024 Provisional Group for Relations with the Holy See, Member
11/21/2024 Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Member
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Date of birth

1 May 1961

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

1996

Certificate in International Relations and Public Administration, Institute of Foreign Policy in Stockholm

1994 

Traineeship on international relations and security, U.S. Department of State 

1984 

Diploma in Journalism, Vilnius University

1979 

Secondary School No 23 in Vilnius (currently Simono Daukanto gimnazija (upper secondary school))

 

 

Work experience

 

2021–2024

Independent journalist, content creator

2011–2012

Lecturer of Journalism and Public Relations, Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology; President, Green Policy Institute

2009–2011

Chief Adviser to the President; Head, Press Service, Office of the President 

2002–2009

Head, Correspondents’ Office in Brussels, Lithuanian National Radio and Television

1982–2002

Editor, Senior Editor, Lithuanian National Radio and Television

 

 

Political career

 

2012–2017

Member, Chairman, Lithuanian Green Party

2012–2016

Member of the Seimas

 

Member, Group of Non-attached Members of the Seimas

Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs

Member, Committee on Environment Protection

Member, Constitutional Commission

Member, Commission for Energy 

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Baltic Assembly

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

2016–2020

Member of the Seimas 

 

Member, Committee on Environment Protection

Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs

Member, Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community

Member, Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development

Member, Group of Non-attached Members of the Seimas

Deputy Chair, Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Political Group

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

Member, Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society

Awards for scientific, pedagogical and non-governmental activities: Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania; Cross of Commander of the Order of the Kingdom of Norway for service to Norway; Medal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania to commemorate membership of Lithuania in the EU and NATO; Baltic Assembly Medal for contribution to strengthening of the unity among the Baltic States and promoting regional cooperation

Hobbies: amateur radio, shortwave amateur radio, reading, art, travelling

Foreign languages: English, Polish, French, Russian, German 

Family

Married

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