Aloyzas Sakalas

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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 the Delegation for relations with Belarus.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• European Parliament election, 2004 (Lithuania)

[edit] External links

• European Parliament biography of Aloyzas Sakalas (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions) (English)
• DeclarationPDF of financial interests (Lithuanian) (Lithuanian)

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