Aloyzas Sakalas

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Aloyzas Sakalas (6 July 1931 – 18 July 2022)[1] was 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 was also a part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs.

Aloyzas Sakalas (first from the right) on 11 March 1990, after the promulgation of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania

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

Education

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Career

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Mirė Nepriklausomybės akto signataras Aloyzas Sakalas". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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