Loreta Graužinienė (born 10 January 1963) is a Lithuanian politician, 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 amendmen ...

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lrs.lt, and former leader of the Lithuanian Labour party.

Life

Graužinienė was born in

Rokiškis Rokiškis () is a city in northeastern Lithuania with a population of about 14,400. History The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares ( Lit. "kiškis"). However, cities ending in "- ...

in northeastern

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

. She studied at Rokiškio Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas gymnasium. She is married and has two children. Graužinienė has been the member of the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas since 2004. She is the former leader of the Lithuanian Labour Party and was the speaker of the

between October 2013 and November 2016. She unsuccessfully ran in the

2009 Lithuanian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Lithuania on 17 May 2009. A run-off would have been held on 7 June 2009, but was not necessary as Dalia Grybauskaitė was elected with 69 percent of the vote, with voter turnout just over the 50% threshold for ...

. In the Seimas, she has served the Audit Committee, European Affairs Committee, the Labour and Social Affairs Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.

References

1963 births Living people Women Speakers of the Seimas Labour Party (Lithuania) politicians Politicians from Rokiškis 21st-century Lithuanian politicians 21st-century Lithuanian women politicians {{Lithuania-politician-stub