Raimondas Šukys (born 27 October 1966 in

Šiauliai Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

) is a Lithuanian lawyer and politician. He served as

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from 2006 to 2007, and

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from 2010 to 2012.

Early life

Šukys attended military service in the Red Army from 1985 to 1987. In 1992, Šukys graduated from the Law Faculty of Vilnius University, and in 1996 he completed his

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there.

Career

He worked as a lawyer in the editorial department of the daily ''Šiaulių kraštas'' from 1991 to 1992 and for consulting company Verslo Raktas from 1992 to 1993. From 1992 to 2004, he worked as an assistant in the Department of Civil Law Faculty of Law at

Vilnius University Vilnius University ( Lithuanian: ''Vilniaus universitetas'') is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Ea ...

. He worked as an assistant in the parliamentary group of the

Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania The Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (, LDDP) was a political party in Lithuania. It was the successor of the Soviet-era Communist Party of Lithuania. The youth organization of LDDP was called Lithuanian Labourist Youth Union (). History ...

, and, from 1994 to 1997, served as an adviser to the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry. From 1998 to 1999, he served as a legal consultant in the company BNA Grupė, becoming an adviser in 2000. He worked in Civil law at the Department of Law and Legislation Government Offices. In 2000 he was elected to Parliament as a candidate of the

Liberal Union of Lithuania The Liberal Union of Lithuania () was a liberal political party in Lithuania. History The party was founded on the 25th of November, 1990 on a basis of the Vilnius University Liberal Club. Its first leader was Vilnius University philosophy pro ...

. From 2000 to 2001, he chaired the Parliamentary Committee on Law and Legislation, and from 2001 to 2004 served as its vice-chairman. In 2004, he ran for a seat as a deputy candidate of the

Liberal and Centre Union The Liberal and Centre Union (, 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 for Europe (ALDE). History LiCS ...

. From 2004 to 2006, he was deputy chairman of the Committee on Law and Legislation. In 2002 and 2003, he was a councilor in

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. In

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, he worked in the campaign teams for

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in the presidential election. On 12 July 2006, Šukys was appointed Interior Minister in the government of

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. On November 12, 2007, he resigned due to injuries from a car crash caused by a police officer. 4 days later, President

accepted his resignation. Šukys served as minister until 10 December 2007. In the parliamentary elections of 2008, he was again a candidate for deputy from the

party. On 18 November 2008, he was appointed vice-chairman of the

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. On 10 March 2010, he was appointed health minister in the government of Andrius Kubilius. In 2012 he was not elected to Parliament; his party did not exceed the election threshold. In December of that same year, he ended his tenure in Senior government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sukys, Raimondas 1966 births People from Šiauliai Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania politicians Liberal Union of Lithuania politicians Liberal and Centre Union politicians Living people Health ministers of Lithuania Vilnius University alumni