Gabrielius Landsbergis
| Gabrielius Landsbergis MP | |
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| Member of Seimas for Centras - Žaliakalnis | |
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Assumed office 14 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Leader of the Homeland Union | |
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Assumed office 25 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Andrius Kubilius |
| Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania | |
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In office 2014–2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Laima Liucija Andrikienė |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 January 1982 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Homeland Union |
| Spouse(s) | Austėja Landsbergienė (m.2000) |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
Gabrielius Landsbergis (born 7 January 1982) is a Lithuanian politician, a Member of the Seimas for Centras - Žaliakalnis constituency.[1] Also he is a former member of the European Parliament.[2] He was a member of Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats). Elected as the Chairman of the Homeland Union in 2015.
Career
In 2003, Landsbergis graduated from Faculty of History, Vilnius University and gained a bachelor's degree; in 2005, he graduated from Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science, gaining a master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy. He worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and the Chancellery of the President of Lithuania. In 2007 he joined the staff of the Lithuanian embassy in Belgium. Landsbergis returned to Lithuania in 2011 and worked in the Chancellery of the Government of Lithuania.[3]
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present
Landsbergis has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 elections. He was elected to the European Parliament as the member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats.
Landsbergis has since been serving on the Committee on International Trade and on the Subcommittee on Security and Defence. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights.[4]
On 25 April 2015, Landsbergis was elected as the Chairman of the Homeland Union, defeating former speaker of the Seimas Irena Degutienė in the contest.[5]
When Landsbergis requested to meet with Russian MPs and officials in Moscow amid the Ukraine crisis, this was denied in early 2015.[6]
Personal life
Landsbergis was born in the family of Vytautas V. Landsbergis, a Lithuanian writer, and Ramunė Bartininkaitė. Gabrielius is the grandson of Vytautas Landsbergis, a prominent Lithuanian politician.
He is married to Austėja Landsbergienė. The couple has four children.
Footnotes
- ↑
- ↑ Europarliament member's info page (G. Landsbergis)
- ↑ http://www.lrytas.lt/zyme/gabrielius-landsbergis
- ↑ Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
- ↑ http://www.lrytas.lt/lietuvos-diena/aktualijos/konservatoriu-lyderio-rinkimuose-laimejo-gabrielius-landsbergis.htm
- ↑ Dario Sarmadi (January 23, 2015), Russia suspends official EU parliament visits EUobserver.