Date of birth

1 February 1949

Place of birth

Kaimynai Village, Utena District, Lithuania

Education

1985−1986

Vilnius Higher School of Party Education

1967–1972

Faculty of the Lithuanian Language and Literature, Vilnius State Pedagogical Institute (currently Faculty of Lithuanian Philology, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences), Diploma of Teacher of the Lithuanian Language and Literature

1956−1967

Užpaliai Secondary School in Utena District

Work experience

2001−2004

Assistant-Secretary to a Member of the Seimas

Deputy Chair of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

1998–2001

Assistant-Secretary to a Member of the Seimas

1995–1997

Governor of Utena County

1992–1995

Assistant-Secretary to a Member of the Seimas

1985–1991

Secretary, Second Secretary, Lithuanian Communist Party Committee, Utena District

1976–1984

Instructor, Lithuanian Communist Party Committee, Pakruojis District

1972–1976

Teacher of the Lithuanian language and literature, Secondary School in Pakruojis

1967–1969

Teacher, Saldutiškis Secondary School in Utena District

Political career

Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

Since 2012

Deputy Chair, Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities

Member, Petitions Commission

Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Political Group

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

2008–2012

Member, Deputy Chair, Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities

Member, Petitions Commission

2004–2008

Member, Committee on National Security and Defence

Chair, Petitions Commission

Member, Commission for Prevention of Drug Addiction

Since 2001

Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party and Presidium of the Party