Aloyzas Sakalas

Aloyzas Sakalas (born on July 6, 1931 in Anykščiai) is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. Aloyzas Sakalas is also a part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs.

Aloyzas Sakalas is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of theDelegation for relations with Belarus.

Education

* 1960: Degree in Engineering from the Kaunas Polytechnic Institute
* 1970: Doctorate
* 1972: Associate Professor
* 1977: Qualification as a Professor of Physics and Mathematics
* 1980: Professor at the University of Vilnius

Career

* 1960-1962: Engineer at the Institute for Electrographics
* 1982-1990: Lecturer of the Associate Professor and Professor at the University of Vilnius
* 1989-1991: Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LDSP)
* 1991-1999: Chairman of the LSDP
* since 1999: Honorary Chairman of the LSDP
* 1990-1992: Chairman of the Committee on the Verification of Credentials of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania
* 1992-1996: Deputy President of Parliament
* 1996-2004: Member of Parliament
* 2000-2004: Chairman of the Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs
* 1993-2004: Chairman of the organisation 'Help Lithuanian Children'
* Honours

See also

*European Parliament election, 2004 (Lithuania)

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