Vytenis Andriukaitis - Political Career

Political Career

• Since 1969 was active participant in the anti-Soviet underground.
• Since 1976 participated in the underground Social Democratic Circle activities.
• 1975-1982 studied in the underground of Antanas Strazdelis humanitarian thought and self- education University.
• In 1976 was arrested and questioned by the KGB, also arrested and punished three-year compulsory registration of Ignalina by the Soviet government, the controlled by the local KGB office.
• 1988-1989 actively supported the restoration of the LSDP(Social Democratic Party of Lithuania) was the member of LSDP restoring the activity of steering group, also was the member of the Lithuanian Reform Movement, participated in the preparation and legalization of LSDP Lithuanian Movement for elections to the Lithuanian LTSR AT (Lithuanian Soviet Socialist *Republic, the Supreme Council) programs.
• 1988-1989 was a member of the working group on LTSR concept of self-sufficiency training (social security, health care reform and public administration).
• In the period of 1989-1999 and 2001 LSDP became the deputy chairman.
• 1999-2001 became LSDP chairman.
• 1990-1992 has become Supreme Soviet deputy of Lithuanian Republic, also a member of Committee of Health and Social Affairs, a Chairman of Health Subcommittee, a member of Working Group who prepared March 11 day documents on the 1990, signatory of the Independence Act of Independent Lithuanian, a member of Working Group of National Science and the National Health Concept Development.
• 1990-1992 was one of the authors of Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania adopted in 1992.
• 1990-2004 became a delegation’s member of the Baltic Assembly of Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania.
• 1992-1996 has become a Member of Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, Vice-Chairman of Health and Social Affairs Committee, the elder’s deputy of Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Group, and a member of National Security Concept Development Working Group.
• 1994-1996 became a member in delegation in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly of Lithuanian Republic Parliament, also a member of Human Rights and Legal Affairs Committee of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's.
• 1996-2000 Member of Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, also a member of the Assembly of Elders, a member of State and local government committee, the elder of Lithuanian Social Democratic Party faction, and the member of Lithuanian Republic Parliament and a member of the Polish Republic Parliament of the Parliamentary Assembly.
• In 1997 and 2002 candidate for the office of President of the Republic of Lithuania.
• In 2000 April–November member of the Council of Vilnius City.
• 2000-2004 Member of Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, also member of the Parliament Board, and member of the Assembly of Elders.
• In 2000 October - 2001 August The opposition leader of Parliament, became the elder of Lithuanian Republic Parliament of Social Democratic coalition faction (Lithuanian Democratic Labour Party, the LSDP, and the Russian Union of Lithuania).
• In 2001 July - 2004 July became the deputy of Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, and was responsible for the coordination of the parliamentary committees commissions and the Parliament and the European integration program, including the planning and management of human and financial resources, the chairman of European Affairs Committee, a member of Foreign Affairs Committee, Legal Affairs, NATO Commission, and replacement member of the Commission on the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.
• In 2002 May 23 the initiator for Lithuania Forum on the Future.
• In 2002 February–July 2003 the member of Convention on the Future of Europe, leader of Lithuanian delegation.
• In 2004 July 28 th he voluntarily withdrew the Parliament mandate after the Parliament refused to revoke the immunity of unjustified allegations of corruption. He decided not to hinder law enforcement authorities to carry out an investigation in order to clarify the grounds for suspicion. Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office terminated the pre-trial investigation because the allegations were unfounded.
• In 2005 September 6 th he won legal proceedings against the former Attorney General of the Republic of Lithuania on the honour and dignity when the defendant publicly apologized for his words of debate on family materials on the allegations. The case was concluded the peace treaty.
• 2008 – 2012 became the deputy chairman of Lithuanian Parliament of the Republic Committee on European Affairs, the member of Foreign Affairs Committee and Vice-Chairman LSDP.
• Since 2012 December 13 – has become the Lithuanian Minister of Health of 16 th Lithuanian governments.