Česlovas Juršėnas (born 18 May 1938[1]) is a Lithuanian politician and a former Speaker of the Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament.
Česlovas Juršėnas | |
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 Juršėnas in 2011 | |
| Speaker of Seimas | |
| In office 1 April 2008 – 14 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Viktoras Muntianas |
| Succeeded by | Arūnas Valinskas |
| In office 25 February 1993 – 25 November 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vytautas Landsbergis |
| Acting Speaker of Seimas | |
| In office 25 November 1992 – 25 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Algirdas Brazauskas |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 6 April 2004 – 12 July 2004 | |
| Acting for | Artūras Paulauskas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1938 Panižiškė, Poland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (since 2001) Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (1990-2001) Communist Party of Lithuania (until 1989) |
| Spouse | Jadvyga Juršėnienė |
| Children | Saulius Juršėnas |
In 1955, he graduated from Ignalina secondary school (now Ignalina Česlovas Kudaba Progymnasium) with a gold medal and entered Vilnius State University of Vincas Kapsukas, graduating in 1960.[2]
During 1960–1964 Juršėnas was an employee of a newspaper Tiesa.
He was a signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on 11 March 1990.[1]
Juršėnas has published several books about politics and the world.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c CV at Seimas website.
- ^ "Švenčionių rajono savivaldybė - Česlovas Juršėnas". Švenčionys municipality. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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