Leaders of the Supreme Council of Lithuania on 11 March 1990

Aloyzas Sakalas (6 July 1931 – 18 July 2022) was a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the

Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of 11 March () was an Declaration of independence, independence declaration by Lithuania adopted on 11 March 1990, signed by all members of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Se ...

, and

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with the

Social Democratic Party of Lithuania The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (, LSDP) is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. Founded as an underground Marxist organisation in 1896, it is the oldest extant party in Lithuania. During the time of the ...

. Aloyzas Sakalas was also a part of the

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and sat on the

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. Aloyzas Sakalas was a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with Belarus. He had three children.

Education

* 1960: Degree in

radio engineer Broadcast engineering or radio engineering is the field of electrical engineering, and now to some extent computer engineering and information technology, which deals with radio and television broadcasting. Audio engineering and RF engineering a ...

ing from the

Kaunas Polytechnic Institute The Kaunas University of Technology (abbreviated as KTU, ) is a public university, public research university located in Kaunas, Lithuania. Established in 1922, KTU has been seen as one of Lithuania's top science education centers. In 2021, KTU ...

* 1969: Doctorate from

Vilnius State University Vilnius University (Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: ''Vilniaus universitetas'') is a Public university, public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher e ...

* 1972: Associate Professor * 1977: Qualification as a professor of Physics and Mathematics * 1980: Professor at the

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

Career

* 1960–1962: Engineer at the Institute for Electrographics * 1982–1990: Lecturer of the Associate Professor and Professor at the

* 1989–1991: Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LDSP) * 1991–1999: Chairman of the LSDP * since 1999: Honorary Chairman of the LSDP * 1990–1992: Chairman of the Committee on the Verification of Credentials of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania * 1992–1996: Deputy President of Parliament * 1996–2004: Member of Parliament * 2000–2004: Chairman of the Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs * 1996–2004: Chairman of the organisation 'Help Lithuanian Children'

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* 1931 births 2022 deaths Lithuanian physicists Social Democratic Party of Lithuania MEPs MEPs for Lithuania 2004–2009 Academic staff of Vilnius University Kaunas University of Technology alumni People from Anykščiai Members of the Seimas {{Lithuania-MEP-stub

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