Eugenijus Maldeikis (born 27 August 1958, in

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) is a

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. Maldeikis served twice as Lithuanian Minister of Economy, during Paksas Cabinet I in 1999, and as part of

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from 2000 to 2001. His second stint as economics minister overlapped with his tenure on the

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which began in 2000. From 2003, the Seimas appointed Maldeikis a Lithuanian observer to the European Union. After the death of

Rolandas Pavilionis Rolandas Pavilionis (July 3, 1944 in Šiauliai – May 10, 2006) was a Lithuanian philosopher, politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Liberal Democratic Party; part of the Union for a Europe of Nations. Biography In 1962 P ...

, Maldeikis replaced him as a

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from 18 May 2006 until 2009. While serving on the

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, Maldeikis represented the Lithuanian Liberal Democratic Party within the

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parliamentary group. Eugenijus Maldeikis was married to

Aušra Maldeikienė Aušra Seibutytė-Maldeikienė (born 4 June 1958) is a Lithuanian political economist, politician, lecturer, teacher, publicist and book author. In 2019 she was elected to the European Parliament, having previously sat as a member of the Seimas ...

, who served on the Seimas from 2016 to 2019, when she was elected to the

. Their firstborn son

Matas Maldeikis Matas Maldeikis (born ) is a Lithuanian politician. Maldeikis' father Eugenijus Maldeikis and mother Aušra Maldeikienė have both served on the Seimas. He was elected to the Seimas for the first time in 2020, via the Homeland Union T ...

was elected to the Seimas in 2020.

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Eugenijus MALDEIKIS

. 1958 births Living people Order and Justice MEPs MEPs for Lithuania 2004–2009 People from Anykščiai Ministers of economy of Lithuania Members of the Seimas {{Lithuania-MEP-stub