Česlovas Juršėnas | |
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Speaker of Seimas | |
In office April 1, 2008 – November 14, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Viktoras Muntianas |
Succeeded by | Arūnas Valinskas |
In office February 25, 1993 – November 25, 1996 |
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Preceded by | Himself (acting) |
Succeeded by | Vytautas Landsbergis |
Acting Speaker of Seimas | |
In office November 25, 1992 – February 25, 1993 |
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Preceded by | Algirdas Brazauskas |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office April 6, 2004 – July 12, 2004 |
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Preceded by | Artūras Paulauskas |
Succeeded by | Artūras Paulauskas |
Personal details | |
Born |
Panižiškė, Ignalina district, Lithuania |
18 May 1938
Political party |
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (since 2001) Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (1990-2001) Communist Party of Lithuania (until 1989) |
Spouse(s) | Jadvyga Juršėnienė |
Children | Saulius Juršėnas |
Česlovas Juršėnas (born 18 May 1938) is a Lithuanian politician and a former Speaker of the Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament.
In 1955, he graduated from Ignalina secondary school (now Ignalina Česlovas Kudaba Progymnasium) with a gold medal and entered Vilnius State University of Vincas Kapsukas, graduating in 1960.
During 1960–1964 Juršėnas was an employee of a newspaper Tiesa.
He was a signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on 11 March 1990.
Juršėnas has published several books about politics and the world.