Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania

Andrius Kubilius graduated from Vilnius States University, Faculty of Physics, in 1979, and continued his studies at the same University, receiving a PhD in physics in 1984. In 1988, he joined Sajūdis – Reform Movement of Lithuania, later gaining the post of Executive Secretary. In 1992 Mr. Kubulius was elected to the Parliament. From 1996 until 1999 he served as First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas, and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs. In the period of 1999-2000 he served as Prime Minister of the 10th Government of Lithuania. He returned to the Parliament in 2004 elected within the Antakalnis constituency (Vilnius). In October 2006 he was became Deputy Speaker of the Seimas, and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs. On November 28, 2008 by Presidential Decree he was appointed as Prime Minister of Lithuania.

Mr. Kubilius pursues wide-ranging interests: he is interested in political science, history, and the knowledge economy; he is a Chairman of the Policy Committee of the Knowledge Economy Forum. He was also Chairman of the Knowledge Society Council under the President of the Republic of Lithuania in 2001-2003. Kubilius has been a member of the international Advisory Board of the Baltic. He is an author of several books, among them “Why Basketball is More Fascinating than Politics in Lithuania” (2004) and “The Conservative Community” (2006).