Eugenijus Gentvilas (born 14 March 1960 in

Telšiai Telšiai (; Samogitian: ''Telšē'') is a city in Lithuania with about 21,499 inhabitants. It is the capital of Telšiai County and Samogitia region, and it is located on the shores of Lake Mastis. Telšiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithua ...

) is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and

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for the

Liberal and Centre Union The Liberal and Centre Union ( lt, Liberalų ir centro sąjunga, LiCS) was a conservative-liberal political party in Lithuania active between 2003 and 2014. It was a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats ...

( Liberal Movement since 2006), sitting with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

He was mayor of

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from 1997 to 2001. In mid-2001, Gentvilas briefly acted as

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