Algirdas Saudargas
Algirdas Saudargas (born April 17, 1948 in Kaunas ) is a Lithuanian conservative politician of the party Tėvynės Sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai , former diplomat .
Life
After graduating from the Aleksonis Middle School in Žaliakalnis , Saudargas made his university degree in biophysics at the Kaunas Medical Institute in 1972 and then worked as a research assistant until 1977 and 1982–1990. From 1977 to 1982 he taught mathematics at the Lietuvos žemės ūkio akademija .
From 1995 to 1999 he was chairman of Tėvynės Sąjunga. He was a member of the Seimas from 1990 to 2004. From 1990 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2000 he was Foreign Minister of Lithuania . He was also Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Holy See from 2004 to 2008 . He has been a member of the European Parliament since 2009 .
His son is Paulius Saudargas (* 1979), biophysicist and politician.
EU parliamentarians
Saudargas is in the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats).
He is a member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs , the Delegation to the Committee on Parliamentary Cooperation EU-Ukraine and the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. He is a deputy in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and in the delegation for relations with Belarus.
literature
- Algirdas Saudargas , Internationales Biographisches Archiv 26/2001, June 18, 2001, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Saudargas website
- Entry on Algirdas Saudargas in the European Parliament 's database of deputies
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - Povilas Gylys |
Foreign Minister of Lithuania March 24, 1990 - December 17, 1992 December 10, 1996 - November 9, 2000 |
Povilas Gylys Antanas Valionis |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saudargas, Algirdas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian politician, MEP and Foreign Minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaunas |