Česlovas Juršėnas (born 18 May 1938CV at Seimas website
) is a Lithuanian politician and a former Speaker of the

Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendme ...

, the Lithuanian parliament. In 1955, he graduated from

Ignalina Ignalina ( pl, Ignalino) is a city in eastern Lithuania. It is known as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park. Ignalina is also famous for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas. Legend It is said that Ignalina ha ...

secondary school (now Ignalina Česlovas Kudaba Progymnasium) with a gold medal and entered Vilnius State University of Vincas Kapsukas, graduating in 1960. During 1960–1964 Juršėnas was an employee of a newspaper

Tiesa ''Tiesa'' (English: ''truth'') was the official daily newspaper in the Lithuanian SSR. Established in 1917, the newspaper soon became the official voice of the Communist Party of Lithuania. After the Lithuanian victory in the Lithuanian–Soviet ...

. He was a signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on 11 March 1990. Juršėnas has published several books about politics and the world.

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