Antanas Vinkus
Antanas Vinkus (born December 25, 1942 in Kretinga ) is a Lithuanian politician and former diplomat . He was mayor of Neringa , ambassador to Estonia, Latvia and Russia, as well as health minister and deputy minister .
Life
From 1949 to 1960 Vinkus completed his Abitur at the Kretinga Middle School and from 1960 to 1966 studied at the Kauno medicinos institutas . 1966, from 1968 to 1970 he was a therapist in the Klaipėda Republic Hospital . From 1966 to 1968 he headed the Neringa Hospital as chief physician and from 1975 to 1982 the Klaipėda City Hospital .
From 1982 to 1986 he was Soviet Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Health and from 1989 to 1990 Minister of Health of Soviet Lithuania, from 1990 to 1993 Deputy Minister of Social Affairs of Lithuania , from 2002 to 2006 Ambassador to Estonia , from 2006 to 2008 in Latvia , from 2008 to 2011 in Russia .
From 2011 to 2013 Antanas Vinkus was the mayor of Neringa , and from 2016 to 2020 he was a Seimas member.
Honors
He has been an honorary citizen of Neringa since 2001 .
Web links
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- ↑ Ketinęs tapti kunigu, sugrįžo tvarkyti bažnyčios ūkį // Pajūrio naujienos, January 25, 2008
- ↑ http://www.kretvb.lt/lt/pages/view/?id=824 ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.klavb.lt/EL_LEIDINIAI/MIESTASIRZMONES/vaiciunas-z.htm
- ↑ http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=185189
- ↑ 2011 m. Lietuvos savivaldybių tarybų rinkimai ( Memento of the original dated December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rimantas Tonkūnas |
Ambassador of Lithuania to Tallinn 2002–2006 |
Juozas Bernatonis |
| Osvaldas Čiukšys |
Ambassador of Lithuania in Riga 2006–2008 |
Antanas Valionis |
| Rimantas Šidlauskas |
Ambassador of Lithuania to Moscow 2009–2011 |
Renatas Norkus |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vinkus, Antanas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian politician, diplomat and mayor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kretinga , Lithuanian SSR |