Andrius Kubilius

Andrius Kubilius (born 8 December 1956) is a Lithuanian politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He served as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.[1] He was leader of the conservative political party Homeland Union.

Andrius Kubilius MEP MP PM
Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
9th Prime Minister of Lithuania
In office 9 December 2008 – 13 December 2012
President	Valdas Adamkus Dalia Grybauskaitė
Preceded by	Gediminas Kirkilas
Succeeded by	Algirdas Butkevičius
In office 3 November 1999 – 26 October 2000
President	Valdas Adamkus
Preceded by	Irena Degutienė (Acting)
Succeeded by	Rolandas Paksas
Leader of the Opposition
In office 20 December 2012 – 14 November 2016
Preceded by	Algirdas Butkevičius
In office 20 January 2005 – 9 October 2006
Member of the Seimas
In office 14 November 2016 – 16 July 2019
Succeeded by	Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė
Constituency	Multi-member
In office 15 November 2004 – 13 November 2016
Preceded by	Rolandas Paksas
Succeeded by	Ingrida Šimonytė
Constituency	Antakalnis
In office 25 November 1992 – 14 November 2004
Constituency	Multi-member
Chairman of the Homeland Union
In office 24 May 2003 – 25 April 2015
Preceded by	Vytautas Landsbergis
Succeeded by	Gabrielius Landsbergis
Personal details
Born	8 December 1956 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Homeland Union
Spouse(s)	Rasa Kubilienė
Children	2 sons
Alma mater	Vilnius University

Biography

Kubilius was born in Vilnius. After graduation from the 22nd secondary school in Vilnius, Kubilius was accepted to Vilnius University and studied in the Faculty of Physics until 1979. He continued his academic career and postgraduate studies at Vilnius University from 1981 to 1984.

Kubilius became a member of the pro-independence Sąjūdis movement, who favoured separation from the Soviet Union. He later became the Executive Secretary of the Sąjūdis Council. Soon after the re-establishment of Lithuania's independence, Kubilius was elected to the Seimas (parliament). Since then Kubilius has been an active figure in Lithuanian politics. He became a member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats in 1993.[1]

Kubilius led the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Party into elections on 28 October 2008. Conservatives defeated the Social Democrats, making Kubilius the main candidate for Prime Minister. On 27 November 2008 Kubilius was officially appointed as Prime Minister of Lithuania. He received 89 votes in favour, 27 against, and 16 members of the Seimas abstained. In 2012 Kubilius became the first prime minister of Lithuania to serve his entire term.[2] His government made a lot of unpopular austerity decisions to counter reccesion. [3] Despite the unpopularity of austerity, Lithuania made one of strongest economic recoveries in Europe. [4] Kubilius is considered by some being the best Prime Minister of Lithuania modern history. [5]

Conflict of interest allegations

It has been alleged that Kubilius had conflict of interest relating to executive and board positions of his son Vytautas at Google Payment Lithuania and a Belarusian energy subsidiary of Modus Group, a Lithuanian conglomerate.[6][7]

Personal life

His wife Rasa Kubilienė is a violinist in the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra; the couple have two sons. Kubilius speaks Lithuanian, Russian and English.

References

1. LR Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija. Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo rinkimai Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 24 November 2008
2. Lietuvos rytas A.Kubilius į premjerus - užtikrinta persvara Retrieved on 13 October 2016
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/business/global/02austerity.html
4. https://euobserver.com/opinion/114419
5. https://www.tspmi.vu.lt/komentarai/k-girnius-kubiliaus-ir-sveiko-proto-pergale/
6. "A. Kubiliaus sūnaus uodega – energetikos versle Baltarusijoje". diena.lt. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
7. "Jakeliūno akiratyje atsidūrė ir Kubilius: prašo įvertinti nedeklaruotas sūnaus einamas pareigas". lrt.lt. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

External links

• Andrius Kubilius in the official website of Seimas