Balsys, Linas
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Name: Linas Balsys
Years active: 11/16/2012
Party: Non-attached Members, (from 11/16/2012)
Roles
- Chairman, Lithuanian Green Party
- Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs
- Member, Committee on Environment Protection
- Member, Energy Commission
- Member, Constitutional Commission
- Member, Energy Commission
- Member, Parliamentary Group of Non-attached Members
- 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
Education
- 1996: Institute of Foreign Policy in Stockholm; Certificate in International Relations and Public Administration
- 1994: Traineeship on international relations and security, U.S. Department of State
- 1984: Graduation from Vilnius State University (currently Vilnius University), Faculty of History, Diploma in Journalism
- 1979: Graduation from Secondary School No 23 in Vilnius (currently Simonas Daukantas Gymnasium)
History
He was born May 1, 1961 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Married with two children.
Awards: 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
Participation: Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis; Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society; Leader, NGO Žmonės sprendžia (until 2012)
Foreign languages: English, Russian, French, German, Polish
Hobbies: amateur radio, reading, art
Work experience:
- 2011–2012: Lecturer of Journalism and Public Relations, Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology; President, Green *Policy Institute
- 2009–2011: Chief Adviser to President Dalia Grybauskaitė; Head, Press Service, Office of the President
- 2002–2009: Permanent Correspondent in Brussels, Lithuanian National Radio and Television; Head, Correspondents’ Office
- 1982–2002: Journalist, Lithuanian National Radio and Television
External Links and References
- Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
