Romualdas Ignas Bloškys (1 February 1936 – 26 April 2013) was a

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n politician and a member of the

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Biography

Bloškys was born to a family of civil servants in

Šiauliai Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

on 1 February 1936. Bloškys graduated from the

Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

in 1960, subsequently teaching physics in a school in

Klaipėda Klaipėda ( ; ) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the List of cities in Lithuania, third-largest city in Lithuania, the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, fifth-largest city in the Baltic States, and the capi ...

. In 1963 he was appointed the headmaster of the Klaipėda Kristijonas Donelaitis School (now Vytautas Magnus Gymnasium). Bloškys was a member of the

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. After the independence, he joined the ranks of

Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania The Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (, LDDP) was a political party in Lithuania. It was the successor of the Soviet-era Communist Party of Lithuania. The youth organization of LDDP was called Lithuanian Labourist Youth Union (). History ...

(LDDP). In the elections in 1992, Bloškys represented the LDDP and was elected as the member of the Sixth Seimas through its electoral list. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1996, representing LDDP in the Danė single-seat constituency. After finishing his term in the parliament, Bloškys resumed his work at the Klaipėda Vytautas Magnus School. Between 1997 and 2000 Bloškys served on the municipal council of Klaipėda. Bloškys died on 23 April 2013.

References

1936 births 2013 deaths Members of the Seimas Communist Party of Lithuania politicians Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania politicians Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute alumni Politicians from Šiauliai {{Lithuania-politician-stub