Gentvilas, Eugenijus
Name: Eugenijus Gentvilas
Years active: 11/16/2012
Party: Liberals Movement Political Group , Member (from 11/16/2012)
Roles
- Since 2012: Member of the Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania
- Since 2012: Member, Committee on Rural Affairs;
- Since 2012: Deputy Chair, Commission for Maritime and Fishery Affairs
- Since 2012: Member, Energy Commission
- Since 2012: Member, Liberals Movement Political Group
- 2004–2009: Member of the European Parliament
- 2001: Acting Prime Minister
- 2001: Minister of the Economy
- 1997–2001: Mayor of Klaipėda City
- 1995–2004: Member, Klaipėda City Municipal Council
- 1990–1992: Member, Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
- Since 1993: Member, then Chairman of the Liberal Union (currently Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania)
Education
- 1993: Doctorate in Natural Sciences
- 1978–1983: Vilnius State University (Vilnius University), Diploma in Geography
- 1967–1978: Baisiogala Secondary School, Radviliškis District
History
He was born on 14 March 1960 in Želvaičiai Village, Telšiai District, Lithuania. Married with three children
Signatory to the Act on the Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania
Awards: Holder of Latvian, French, Norwegian and Lithuanian decorations
Publications: over 20 academic and 500 press articles
Foreign languages: German, English, Russian
Hobbies: reading, travelling, recreation, outdoor activities
Work experience:
- 2009–2012: Director General, public enterprise Klaipėda State Seaport Authority
- 1995–1997: Director, Lithuanian–US private company UAB Klaipėdos vystymo grupė; co-founder, Klaipėda Free Economic Zone
- 1993–1997: Lecturer, Klaipėda University
- 1983–1990:Researcher, Divisions in Vilnius and Klaipėda, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
