Algirdas Saudargas
Algirdas Saudargas (born April 17, 1948) is a Lithuanian politician and the signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. He was the first foreign minister of post-Soviet Lithuania. He was foreign minister from March 24, 1990, to December 12, 1992, and again from December 4, 1996, to October 30, 2000. In 1992, Algirdas Saudargas, together with 9 other Baltic Ministers of Foreign Affairs and an EU commissioner, founded the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and the EuroFaculty.[1]
Algirdas Saudargas
He was elected to the European Parliament in 2009.
External links
- Algirdas Saudargas in the official website of Seimas
| Seimas | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of the Seimas for Vilijampolė 1990–1992 |
Succeeded by Arimantas Juvencijus Raškinis (Aleksotas-Vilijampolė) |
| Preceded by Rytas Kupčinskas |
Member of the Seimas for Aleksotas-Vilijampolė 2000–2004 |
Succeeded by Rytas Kupčinskas |
| Preceded by Post created |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania 1990–1992 |
Succeeded by Povilas Gylys |
| Preceded by Povilas Gylys |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania 1996–2000 |
Succeeded by Antanas Valionis |
References
- Kristensen, Gustav N. 2010. Born into a Dream. EuroFaculty and the Council of the Baltic Sea States. Berliner Wissentshafts-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8305-1769-6.
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