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Rasa Juknevičienė (née Urbonaitė, born 26 January 1958) is a Lithuanian politician and paediatrician, who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. She served as Minister of Defense of Lithuania since 2008 to 2012.[1] She is a member of center right Homeland Union.
Rasa Juknevičienė | |
|---|---|
 Juknevičienė in 2018 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lithuania |
| President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | |
| In office 24 March 2018 – 19 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Paolo Alli |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine Moon |
| Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | |
| In office 21 November 2016 – 24 March 2018 | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 9 December 2008 – 13 December 2012 | |
| President | Valdas Adamkus Dalia Grybauskaitė |
| Prime Minister | Andrius Kubilius |
| Preceded by | Juozas Olekas |
| Succeeded by | Juozas Olekas |
| Deputy Speaker of the Seimas | |
| In office 9 November 1999 – 18 October 2000 | |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| In office 14 November 2016 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Aistė Gedvilienė |
| Constituency | Multi-member |
| In office 15 November 2004 – 14 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Henrikas Žukauskas |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished Gabrielius Landsbergis (Centras-Žaliakalnis) |
| Constituency | Žaliakalnis |
| In office 19 October 2000 – 14 November 2004 | |
| Constituency | Multi-member |
| In office 25 November 1996 – 18 October 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Feliksas Kolosauskas |
| Succeeded by | Antanas Baura |
| Constituency | Anykščiai - Kupiškis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1958 Tiltagaliai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Homeland Union |
| Spouse(s) | Rolandas Rastaustkas (divorced) Zenonas Juknevičius |
Early life and education
editJuknevičienė is a graduate of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) and worked as a doctor until 1992.
Political career
editCareer in national politics
editWith interruptions, Juknevičienė was a member of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) from 1996 until 2019. During her time in parliament, she held positions as Deputy Chair of the Committee on National Security and Defense; and Head of the Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[2]
Juknevičienė has been member of the Lithuanian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since 1999. She was rapporteur of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships from 2007 to 2008. She served as the Assembly's Vice-President from 2016 until 2018, when she became President.
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present
editSince the 2019 European Parliament election, Juknevičienė has been serving on the Parliament's Committee on Development. In 2021, she became Vice-Chair of the Group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament.
In addition to her committee assignments, Juknevičienė is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital[3] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[4]
In 2024, Juknevičienė was awarded the Order of Friendship by the Chechen government in exile for her support for Chechnya.[5]
Other activities
edit- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[6]
- Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Member of the Advisory Council (since 2014)
- Facebook.
References
edit- ^ Doreen Carvajal (December 28, 2010), French Deal to Sell Ships to Russians Is Criticized New York Times.
- ^ Mikhail Klikushin (July 6, 2017), Ex-Lithuanian Defense Minister Under Fire for Racist Remarks in Washington The Observer.
- ^ Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.
- ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature MEPs Against Cancer.
- ^ "Постановление Кабинета министров ЧРИ №83". thechechenpress.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
- Mąstanti globaliai, veikianti konkrečiai. Ona VOVERIENĖ. Retrieved 2009-10-11
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