Petras Auštrevičius
Petras Auštrevičius (born May 16, 1963 in Juodšiliai , district of Vilnius , Lithuanian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a Lithuanian liberal politician , member of the European Parliament , former Deputy Speaker of the Seimas , diplomat .
Life
Auštrevičius studied economics at Vilnius University from 1981 to 1986 . After scientific work at the Academy of Sciences of Lithuania, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania . In 1992 a study visit on diplomacy at the Hoover Institute followed. In 1993 he was entrusted with setting up the Lithuanian embassy in Finland , and in 1994 he was appointed ambassador here . In 1998 he became coordinator of the accession negotiations to the EU, in 1999 Lithuanian government chancellor , from 2001 chief negotiator in this matter. He has been a member of the Seimas since 2004 , initially as a member of Liberalų ir centro sąjunga , and from 2005 as chairman of the Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdis, which was created by the split . In 2008 he was replaced as party chairman by Eligijus Masiulis . In the parliamentary elections in Lithuania in 2008 , the LRLS achieved an unexpected success with 5.72% of the vote. Auštrevičius was not elected as a direct candidate, but came back to the parliament with a place on the list. From 2013 to 2014 he was deputy chairman of the Seimas. He has been a member of the European Parliament since June 2014 .
He is one of the 89 people from the European Union against whom Russia imposed an entry ban in May 2015 .
Web links
- Petras Auštrevičius
- Entry on Petras Auštrevičius in the database of members of the European Parliament
- Candidate for the Seimas
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.vrk.lt/2008_seimo_rinkimai/output_lt/rezultatai_daugiamand_apygardose/partijos_pirmumo_balsai3440.html (October 16, 2008)
- ↑ Andreas Borcholte: Entry bans: Russia accuses EU politicians of showing behavior. In: Spiegel Online. May 31, 2015, accessed June 1, 2015 .
- ^ RUS: Russian Visa Blocking List. (PDF 23 KB) In: yle.fi. May 26, 2015, accessed June 1, 2015 .
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SURNAME | Auštrevičius, Petras |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian politician, MEP |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Juodšiliai , Vilnius District Municipality , Lithuanian SSR , Soviet Union |