Rasa Juknevičienė
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Rasa Juknevičienė Centras-Žaliakalnis) | |
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Constituency | Žaliakalnis |
In office 19 October 2000 – 14 November 2004 | |
Constituency | Multi-member |
In office 25 November 1996 – 18 October 2000 | |
Preceded by | Feliksas Kolosauskas |
Succeeded by | Antanas Baura |
Constituency | Anykščiai - Kupiškis |
Personal details | |
Born | Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | 26 January 1958
Political party | Homeland Union |
Spouse(s) | Rolandas Rastaustkas (divorced) Zenonas Juknevičius |
Rasa Juknevičienė (
Early life and education
Juknevičienė is a graduate of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) and worked as a doctor until 1992.
Political career
Career in national politics
With interruptions, Juknevičienė was a member of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) from 1996 until 2019. During her time in parliament, she held positions as Deputy Chair of the Committee on National Security and Defense; and Head of the Seimas Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[2]
Juknevičienė has been member of the Lithuanian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since 1999. She was rapporteur of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships from 2007 to 2008. She served as the Assembly's Vice-President from 2016 until 2018, when she became President.
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present
Since the
In addition to her committee assignments, Juknevičienė is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital[3] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.[4]
Other activities
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[5]
- Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Member of the Advisory Council (since 2014)
- Facebook.
References
- Mąstanti globaliai, veikianti konkrečiai. Ona VOVERIENĖ. Retrieved 2009-10-11