Date of birth

5 March 1954

Place of birth

Vilnius, Lithuania

Education

1977–1982

Diploma in Economics, Faculty of Industry Economics, Vilnius State University (currently Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University)

1969–1973

Diploma in Radio-electronics, Vilnius Polytechnic College (currently Vilnius Technology and Design College)

1960–1969

Antanas Vienuolis Secondary School in Vilnius (currently Antanas Vienuolis Basic School and Vytautas Magnus Gymnasium)

Work experience

2002–2005

President, Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation

1993–2002

President, Lithuanian Trade Union Association

1991–1996

Leader of the Lithuanian Trade Union of Metalworkers

1987–1991

Leader of the trade union, Vilma Plant

1976–1987

Employee, Bureau Manager, Workshop Chief, Deputy Manager of Sales Department, Vilma Plant

1973

Staff member, Vilnius Research Institute of Radio Measuring Devices

Political career

Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

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

Chair, 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

Since 2005

Member, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

2000–2004

Member of the 8th Seimas

Member, Chair, 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 in 2003 and 2004

2000–2001

Member, Vilnius City Municipal Council

1996–2000

Member of the 7th Seimas

Member, Deputy Chair, 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 Chairman, Committee on Social Affairs

Miscellaneous

Service in the 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)

Interests: social insurance, labour relations

Languages: Lithuanian (native), English, Russian, Polish

Hobbies: sport, music

Family

Married with two children