Česlovas Juršėnas
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Česlovas Juršėnas (born 18 May 1938[1]) is a Lithuanian politician and a former Speaker of the Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament.
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Česlovas Juršėnas | |
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Speaker of Seimas | |
In office 1 April 2008 – 14 November 2008 | |
Preceded by | Viktoras Muntianas |
Succeeded by | Arūnas Valinskas |
In office 25 February 1993 – 25 November 1996 | |
Preceded by | Himself (acting) |
Succeeded by | Vytautas Landsbergis |
Acting Speaker of Seimas | |
In office 25 November 1992 – 25 February 1993 | |
Preceded by | Algirdas Brazauskas |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office 6 April 2004 – 12 July 2004 | |
Acting for | Artūras Paulauskas |
Personal details | |
Born | (1938-05-18) 18 May 1938 (age 85) Panižiškė, Poland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (since 2001) Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (1990-2001) Communist Party of Lithuania (until 1989) |
Spouse | Jadvyga Juršėnienė |
Children | Saulius Juršėnas |
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In 1955, he graduated from Ignalina secondary school (now Ignalina Česlovas Kudaba Progymnasium) with a gold medal and entered Vilnius State University of Vincas Kapsukas, graduating in 1960.[2]
During 1960–1964 Juršėnas was an employee of a newspaper Tiesa.
He was a signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on 11 March 1990.[1]
Juršėnas has published several books about politics and the world.[1]