Gedvilas, Vydas

Name: Vydas Gedvilas

Years active: 11/16/2012

Party: Labour Party Political Group, Member (from 11/16/2012)

Roles

• Since 2012: Member of the Labour Party
• Since 2012: Speaker of the Seimas, Member of the Board of the Seimas
• Since 2012: Member, Conference of Chairs
• Since 2012: Chair, Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
• 2008–2012: Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs
• 2008–2012: Member, Committee on Education, Science and Culture
• 2008–2012: Member, Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs
• 2004–2008: Deputy Speaker of the Seimas, Member of the Board of the Seimas
• 2004–2008: Acting Speaker of the Seimas (12 April 2006)
• 2004–2008: Member, Conference of Chairs
• 2004–2008: Chair, then Member, Committee on European Affairs
• 2004–2008: Chair, Committee on Education, Science and Culture
• 2004–2008: Member, Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs

Education

• 1999: Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education (currently Lithuanian Sports University), PhD in Biomedicine
• 1985–1988: Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education, Postgraduate Studies in Social Science
• 1977–1981: Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education, Qualification of Teacher of Physical Training
• 1977: Graduation from Luokė Secondary School, Telšiai District

History

He was born on 17 May 1959 in Užgiriai Village, Kelmė District, Lithuania. Daughter Akvilė, PhD in Social Science; son Martynas, student at the Lithuanian Sports University; grandson Gabrielis.

Titles: Honorary Coach of Lithuania, Expert Coach of Lithuania; rated the best coach in Lithuania (1997)

Awards: Third Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

Publications: 15 academic articles and 2 sets of training material for students

Academic activities: numerous international and Lithuanian scientific conferences

Foreign languages: Russian, German, English

Interests: golf, reading, travelling and jazz

Work Experience:

• 2001–2004: Vice-Rector, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
• 2001–2004: Member, Senate of the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
• 2001–2004: Chairman, Sports Committee of the Lithuanian Universities Rectors’ Conference
• 1996–2002: Head Coach, Lithuanian National Women’s Basketball Team;
• From 1993: Head Coach, Women’s Basketball Team Viktorija, Lithuanian Institute of Physical Education
• 1988–1993: Coach, Men’s Basketball Team Atletas, Lithuanian Institute of Physical Education
• From 1981: Teacher of Physical Training, Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education

External Links and References

• Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania