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12th Seimas (2016–2020)

Linas Antanas Linkevičius
Linas Antanas Linkevičius
Seimas 2016-2020
Member of the Seimas from 11/14/2016
till 11/13/2020
Nominated by: Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
Elected: By list
Position Position
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Biography Biography

Committees of the Seimas

11/16/2016 - 11/13/2020Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member

Political groups of the Seimas

10/19/2017 - 11/13/2020Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Political Group, Member
11/14/2016 - 10/18/2017Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group, Member
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Date of birth

6 January 1961

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

 

 

Education

 

 

 

1978–1983

Diploma of Electrical Engineer, Faculty of Automatics, Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (currently Kaunas University of Technology)

1978

Secondary School No 7 in Kaunas (currently Šančiai School – Multifunctional Centre), graduation with gold medal

 

 

Work experience

 

 

 

2012–2016

Minister of Foreign Affairs

2012

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Belarus

2011–2012

Ambassador-at-Large, Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania; Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania

2005–2011

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania,  Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the North Atlantic Council

From 2003

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania

2000–2004

Minister of National Defence

1997–2000

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania, Head of the Lithuanian Mission to the Western European Union and NATO

1997

Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

1993–1996

Minister of National Defence

 

 

Political career

 

 

 

2004–2017

Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

1992–1996

Member of the 6th Seimas

 

Deputy Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs

 

Head of the Seimas Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly

1991–1995

Member, Lithuanian Democratic Labour Party

1992

Chairman, Council of the Lithuanian Labour Youth Union

1990–1992

Member of staff, Central Committee, Communist Party of Lithuania; Senior Adviser, Lithuanian Democratic Labour Party Parliamentary Group

1983–1989

Employee, Communist Youth League organisations

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Awards and Medals: Grand Cross of Commander of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2015); Third Class Order of Three Stars of Latvia (2001); Cross of Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2003); Cross of Commander of the Order of the Cross of Vytis (2004); Second Class Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana of Estonia (2005); Presidential Order of Excellence of Georgia (2011)

Languages: English, Russian, French, Polish

Hobbies: driving, nature

 

 

Family

 

Married with two children

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