12 Notable alumni of
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
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The Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences is 2360th in the world, 764th in Europe, and 7th in Lithuania by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mykolas Burokevičius
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- politician
- Biography
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Mykolas Burokevičius was a communist political leader in Lithuania. After the Communist Party of Lithuania separated from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), he established alternative pro-CPSU Communist Party of Lithuania in early 1990, and led it as the First Secretary of Central Committee until its ban in 1991. He was the only Lithuanian to serve in the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, and did so from 1990 until its ban in 1991.
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Andrius Pojavis
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- singer
- Biography
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Andrius Pojavis is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. On 20 December 2012, he was selected to represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, which was held in Malmö, Sweden on 18 May 2013.
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Dainius Kreivys
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- entrepreneurpoliticianeconomist
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Dainius Kreivys is a Lithuanian businessman and politician who served as the Minister of Economy of Lithuania from 2008 to 2011 and is a member of Seimas since 2012. He is a member of the conservative political party Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats.
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Rita Tamašunienė
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- politician
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Rita Tamašunienė is a politician of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania and member of the Twelfth Seimas of Lithuania. She served as Minister of the Interior from August 2019 to December 2020.
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Jurgita Petrauskienė
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- politician
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Jurgita Petrauskienė, born 1975 march 30th in Utena, is a Lithuanian politician. She served as the Minister of Education and Science in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 13 December 2016 to 7 December 2018. Algirdas Monkevičius was appointed as her successor. She is currently married to her former classmate Evaldas Petrauskas. She also has two children, Jonas and Julija.
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Jarosław Narkiewicz
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- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Jaroslav Narkevič is a Lithuanian politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Communications in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 7 August 2019 to 11 December 2020.
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Elvinas Jankevičius
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- economist
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Elvinas Jankevičius is a Lithuanian politician. He served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 15 May 2018 to 11 December 2020.
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Kęstutis Šapka
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- athletics competitor
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Kęstutis Šapka is a retired Lithuanian high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. He was inspired to become a professional high jumper after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and became one of the early adopters of Fosbury Flop. He retired due to recurring injuries. After retiring from competitions he worked as a trainer in Vilnius. In 2007, he was ranked as top 16 trainer in track and field athletics.
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Linas Jonauskas
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- politician
- Biography
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Linas Jonauskas is a Lithuanian politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as a member of the Seimas since 2020. From 2012 to 2016, he served as deputy minister of environment.
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Romualdas Brazauskas
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- referee
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Romualdas Brazauskas is a Lithuanian basketball referee. After graduation from Vilnius Pedagogical Institute in 1983, Brazauskas became a FIBA judge in 1987 and since then he has judged basketball games in the Olympics, FIBA European and World Championships, Euroleague (including ten final games). In 2010, Brazauskas was awarded a Golden Whistle by FIBA at the World Championship in Turkey becoming a second person in history to receive this honorary award.
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Gintautas Iešmantas
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- writerjournalistpolitician
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Gintautas Iešmantas was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
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Paulė Kuzmickienė
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- politician
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Paulė Kuzmickienė is a Lithuanian politician, a Member of the Seimas for Žirmūnai constituency. Previous she was a member of Vilnius City Municipal Council.