Date of birth

21 February 1968

Place of birth

Alytus, Lithuania

Education

1997

Traineeship, University of Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands

1995

Traineeship, University of London, UK

1994

Traineeship, Aarhus University, Kingdom of Denmark

1993–1994

Master’s in Sociology of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University

1986–1993

Higher education degree in Sociology and Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University

1980–1986

Secondary School No 2 in Molėtai (currently Molėtų gimnazija (upper secondary school)

1975–1980

Secondary School No 2 in Naujoji Akmenė (currently Saulėtekio progimnazija (lower secondary school))

Work experience

2016–2020

Senior Consultant, Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office

2013–2014

Head, National Human Rights Institution under the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office

1994–2000

Lecturer, International Business School, Vilnius University; Lecturer, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University

1994–1995

Director for International Relations, Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists

1993

Member, delegation for consular negotiations between the Republic of Lithuania and the Russian Federation

1992–1994

First Secretary, interim Consul, Head of Consular Division, Attaché, Embassy of Lithuania in Moscow

Political career

Member, Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania

2014–2016

Member of the11th Seimas

Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs

Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Alternate Member, Seimas Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Since 2012

Member, Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania

2008–2012

Member of the10th Seimas

Member, Committee on European Affairs

Chair, Committee on Human Rights

Member, Seimas Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Chair, Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Kingdom of Spain

2004–2008

Member of the 9th Seimas

Member, Committee on European Affairs

Chair, Committee on Human Rights

Deputy Head, Seimas Delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Member, Seimas delegation to COSAC

2004

Member, European Parliament

2003–2004

Deputy Head, Seimas Observers Delegation to the European Parliament

2000–2004

Member of the 8th Seimas

Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Deputy Chair, Committee on Human Rights

Chair, Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Portugal

Miscellaneous

Author of books on protocol and etiquette and scientific articles on law and national security, host of a number of educational seminars

Awards: state award of Portugal Ordem do Merito Grande Oficial; state award of the Kingdom of Spain Orden del Mérito Civil

Hobbies: aesthetics, sauna, dance

Foreign languages: English, Russian and basic French.

Family

Wife Brigita, daughter Armintė