Lithuania (European Parliament constituency)
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In European elections
, Lithuania is a constituency of the
European Parliament
, currently represented by thirteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Lithuania
.
was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Lithuania had only joined the European Union
earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on June 13.
and the number of seats
will be reduced to twelve.
Elections in the European Union
Elections to the Parliament of the European Union take place every five years by universal adult suffrage. 736 MEPs are elected to the European Parliament which has been directly elected since 1979. No other body is directly elected although the Council of the European Union and European Council is...
, Lithuania is a constituency of the
European Parliament constituency
Members of the European Parliament are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union , divided into constituencies....
European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
, currently represented by thirteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
.
Current MEPs
As of October 2007| Name | National Party | EP group |
|---|---|---|
| Laima Liucija Andrikienė Laima Liucija Andrikiene Laima Liucija Andrikienė is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and member of the European Parliament for the Homeland Union . She is also the member of European People's Party.- External links : * in the European Parliament official... |
Tėvynės sąjunga Homeland Union (Conservatives, Political Prisoners and Deportees, Christian Democrats) The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats , before 2008 Homeland Union or TS, is a centre-right political party in Lithuania... |
EPP–ED European People's Party–European Democrats The Group of the European People's Party , abbreviated to EPP Group, is a centre-right political group of the European Parliament... |
| Šarūnas Birutis Šarunas Birutis Šarūnas Birutis is a Lithuanian politician. He was a member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party from 2004 to 2009. In the parliament he joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.... |
Darbo Partija Labour Party (Lithuania) The Labour Party , or DP, is a centrist political party in Lithuania. It was founded in 2003 by the Russian-born millionaire Viktor Uspaskich.... |
ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. It has political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Committee of the Regions, the... |
| Danutė Budreikaitė Danute Budreikaite Danutė Budreikaitė is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament; part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.-References:* . European Parliament.... |
Darbo Partija | ALDE |
| Arūnas Degutis Arunas Degutis Arūnas Degutis is a Lithuanian politician who was a signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.- External links :*... |
independent | ALDE |
| Jolanta Dičkutė Jolanta Dickute Jolanta Dičkutė is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party; part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. She was studying at the Kaunas Medical University from 1989 to 2002 to earn PhD in public health.-External links:*... |
Darbo Partija | ALDE |
| Gintaras Didžiokas Gintaras Didžiokas Gintaras Didžiokas is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union; part of the Union for a Europe of Nations.- External links :* *... |
Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga | UEN Union for Europe of the Nations Union for Europe of the Nations was a political group of the European Parliament between 1999 and 2009.-History:UEN was formed on 20 July 1999, supplanting the earlier Union for Europe. Its member parties Fianna Fáil and National Alliance were the driving forces behind the group, despite their... |
| Eugenijus Gentvilas Eugenijus Gentvilas Eugenijus Gentvilas is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union , sitting with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He was mayor of Klaipėda from 1997 to 2001... |
Liberalų ir centro sąjunga Liberal and Centre Union The Liberal and Centre Union , abbreviated to LiCS, is a centre-right, liberal and conservative liberal political party in Lithuania. The party has thirteen seats in the Seimas, making it the fourth-largest party in the legislature.... |
ALDE |
| Ona Juknevičienė Ona Jukneviciene Ona Juknevičienė is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament, part of the European Democrat Party and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.-References:* . European Parliament.... |
Darbo Partija | ALDE |
| Vytautas Landsbergis Vytautas Landsbergis Professor Vytautas Landsbergis is a Lithuanian conservative politician and Member of the European Parliament. He was the first head of state of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union, and served as the Head of the Lithuanian Parliament Seimas... |
Tėvynės sąjunga | EPP–ED |
| Eugenijus Maldeikis Eugenijus Maldeikis Eugenijus Maldeikis is an Lithuanian politician. He is a member of the European Parliament since May 18, 2006, when he took up the seat left vacant by the death of Rolandas Pavilionis. He represents the Lithuanian Liberal Democratic Party within the Union for Europe of the Nations parliamentary... |
Tvarka ir teisingumas | UEN |
| Justas Vincas Paleckis Justas Vincas Paleckis Justas Vincas Paleckis is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. He is also a part of the Party of European Socialists... |
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija Social Democratic Party of Lithuania The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. It is the oldest party in Lithuania, founded in 1896. The party's president since 2009 is Algirdas Butkevičius. The party led a minority government in the unicameral Seimas, Lithuania's... |
PES Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The... |
| Aloyzas Sakalas Aloyzas Sakalas Aloyzas Sakalas is a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania... |
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija | PES |
| Margarita Starkevičiūtė Margarita Starkeviciute Margarita Starkevičiūtė is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union; part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe... |
Liberalų ir centro sąjunga | ALDE |
2004
The 2004 European electionEuropean Parliament election, 2004
Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom...
was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Lithuania had only joined the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on June 13.
2009
The next election will be in 2009European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
and the number of seats
Apportionment in the European Parliament
Apportionment in the European Parliament relates to the distribution of legislative seats in the European Parliament among the states of the European Union...
will be reduced to twelve.
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu