Irina Rozova (23 January 1958 – 19 July 2023) was a Lithuanian journalist and politician. A member of the Russian Alliance party, she served in the

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on the Lithuanian Poles' Electoral Action-Christian Family Association Group election list.

Early life

Irina Rozova was born on 23 January 1958 in

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. She earned her diploma in journalism from the

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Career

In 1981, Rozova was appointed the music director of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting in

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, a post she held until 1984, when she was transferred to the

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. Rozova was a radio presenter at two stations ''Laluna'' and ''Raduga'' during 1996–2006. In 2002 she joined the Russian Alliance and was elected to the Klaipėda City Municipal Council a year later. She became the deputy governor of

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in 2005. She also taught English language at secondary schools in Klaipėda. From 2006 to 2008, Rozova was a member of the Ninth Seimas and served on its committee for Development of Information Society. She served in the Eleventh Seimas from 2012 to 2016, and she was re-elected in 2016 to the Twelfth Seimas. In June 2017, she became the deputy chair of the parliamentary Commission for Addiction Prevention.

Personal life and death

Rozova was married with two children. She died on 19 July 2023, at the age of 65.Mirė buvusi Seimo narė, žurnalistė Irina Rozova

References

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