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25-398: In this term two members-elect were born after 11 March 1990 ( Rūta Miliūtė and Virginijus Sinkevičius ). In the elections in 2016, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single-member constituencies. Elections took place on 9 October 2012. Run-off elections were held on 23 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in

50-631: The 2024 European Parliament election , Sinkevičius was elected to the European Parliament. In order to fulfill his mandate, he resigned from his position as EU Commissioner on 16 July 2024. His duties as Commissioner was temporarily taken over by Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič In the European Parliament Sinkevičius is serving as deputy chair of the Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) group, under

75-623: The European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen from 2019 to 2024. In the 2024 European elections he was elected and became a member of the European Parliament. He previously was a Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania . In 2009, Sinkevičius graduated from Salomėja Nėris Gymnasium of Vilnius , Lithuania, where he

100-518: The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania on various issues (most notably on public forest enterprises) became more pronounced. In July 2017 the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania announced that it would conduct opinion polling in district branches on whether or not to remain in the coalition. Final results were released on September 23, 2017. The majority of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania district branches voted to withdraw from

125-655: The "For the Welfare of Lithuania" group joined the parliamentary groups of either Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union or Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania. On May 7, 2020, the Christian Union (consisting of 2 former members of the Homeland Union ) decided to support the government. Because the government was reaffirmed without the approval of its programme, the Constitutional Court of Lithuania ruled that

150-556: The Committee on Economic Affairs. On 27 November 2017, Sinkevičius was appointed Minister of Economy in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and, following the reorganization of the Ministry of Economy, he became Minister of the Economy and Innovation . On 22 August 2019, the Lithuanian parliament approved Sinkevičius’ nomination for European commissioner; the nomination

175-590: The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, and the Order and Justice party considering possible cooperation between them. On September 11, 2018, those parties signed a confidence and supply agreement. On May 29, 2019, the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania and Order and Justice chairmen Gediminas Kirkilas and Remigijus Žemaitaitis announced to

200-626: The Poles in Lithuania (LLRAF), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF) and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas (MSNG). The term of the Seimas was noted for particularly significant shifts among parliamentary groups. Most notable examples were Social Democratic Party and Order and Justice parliamentary groups. The former had split into two separate parliamentary groups (and later, parties), while

225-556: The Prime Minister on 22 November 2016. The cabinet received its mandate on 13 December 2016. On April 22, 2017, the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania elected its new chairman, Gintautas Paluckas . After his election, Gintautas Paluckas stated that he would seek to change the coalition agreement that was made in the winter of 2016. By the summer of 2017 the disagreements between the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and

250-449: The coalition, but the majority of the party's members in the Seimas (10 out of 17 members) disagreed with this decision. Because of this, 12 out of 17 members of the parliamentary group formed a new political group and re-entered a coalition with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union . The new coalition because a minority government as only 69 members of Parliament out of 141 were members of

275-488: The coalition. By the end of 2017, the 12 members who defected from the Social Democratic Party formed the new Social Democratic Labour parliamentary group. On March 24, 2018, this parliamentary group became the new Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania . On April 24, 2018, this party and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union formed an official coalition. By the summer of 2018 negotiations started between

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300-711: The concession project of the Lithuanian Airports (LTOU). In 2016, he was a team leader of the Group for Improving the Investment Environment in Public Enterprise Invest Lithuania . In the 2016 parliamentary elections , Sinkevičius was elected to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in the single-member as an independent candidate Šeškinė constituency in Vilnius; he was then appointed Chair of

325-498: The first round. Viktoras Pranckietis was elected as a Speaker. Since 2018 the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union tried to obstruct a work of critical of them institutions (notably LRT and Constitutional Court of Lithuania ). After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽSF), Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Order and Justice (FTT), Electoral Action of

350-519: The latter (along with the party) completely disintegrated. By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active. 144 members have served in the Twelfth Seimas. Virginijus Sinkevi%C4%8Dius Virginijus Sinkevičius (born 4 November 1990) is a Lithuanian politician who was serving as European Commissioner for the Environment , Oceans and Fisheries in

375-602: The leadership of co-chairs Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout . Sinkevičius ran in the 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election as a member of Saulius Skvernelis's party Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (DSVL), winning a Seimas seat in the multi-member constituency through his position in the party list. However, before the first meeting of the Fourteenth Seimas , Sinkevičius resigned his seat, opting to remain in Brussels. He attributed his decision to "differing visions" of

400-453: The majority of the Order and Justice parliamentary group's members founded a new parliamentary group called "For the Welfare of Lithuania" (which existed until mid-January 2020). On September 19, 2019, this parliamentary group signed a confidence and supply agreement with coalition's parties. On October 23, 2019, the Order and Justice group had been expelled from coalition. In spring, the members of

425-447: The public that talks about expanded coalition between these parties and Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union had started. On June 7, 2019, Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance council agreed that the party should also join these talks, which were concluded on July 5, 2019. The new coalition lasted just for two months as the Order and Justice parliamentary group dissolved itself on September 10, 2019, when

450-596: The ruling coalition, referring to the decision of the Social Democrats and DSVL to ally with the controversial Dawn of Nemunas party, whose leader had been investigated for antisemitism. By contrast, Skvernelis claimed that Sinkevičius gave up his seat because the Foreign Minister position had not been assigned to DSVL. Rūta Miliūtė , the next candidate in the DSVL party list, took over his seat. In 2018, Sinkevičius

475-829: The website Apolitical . Skvernelis Cabinet     Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union     Social Democratic Labour parliamentary group (2017–2018)     Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union     Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (2018–2019)     Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union     Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania     Electoral Action of Poles     Order and Justice (2019)     Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats     Liberal Movement     Order and Justice     Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (2017–2018) Skvernelis Cabinet

500-506: Was a member of the coalition, while the Social Democratic Labour Party had not been formed yet and the Electoral Action of Poles was not a member of the coalition. The Order and Justice party joined the coalition in 2019 before dissolving itself. After the parliamentary elections in 2016 , President Dalia Grybauskaitė appointed Saulius Skvernelis, an independent politician who had led the electoral list of Peasants and Greens Union, as

525-539: Was agreed upon by Prime Minister Skvernelis and Ramūnas Karbauskis , the leader of the  Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS). Upon taking office, Sinkevičius became the youngest-ever European Commissioner, at the age of 28. In 2022, Sinkevičius proposed legally binding targets to halve the use of chemical pesticides and restore nature across the EU to at least 20% of EU land by 2030, in an attempt to better protect health and recover plunging wildlife populations. In

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550-553: Was an author and editor of the news portal Lithuania Tribune . In 2013–2014, he served as an assistant project manager at the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington, D.C. In 2014, Sinkevičius worked as an international group project manager in Lietuvos paštas ; in 2014–2015, he participated in the ‘ Create Lithuania ’ program. In 2015–2016, he was the project coordinator in

575-658: Was awarded for The Best Solution for Better Business Environment of the Year by the association Investors’ Forum, and Blockchain Leadership at #SWITCH! Tech Awards. In 2019, he received the Partnership Leader 2018 award for innovation reform and development of startup ecosystem from the organisation Lithuanian Business Confederation. In 2018, Sinkevičius was included in the list of 100 World’s Most Influential Young People in Government by

600-934: Was born. He then pursued his undergraduate studies in Aberystwyth University from where he received a Bachelor of Economic and Social Studies degree in 2012. In 2012, Sinkevičius was a trainee in the Unit of Regional and Ethnic Affairs at the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania . In 2013, he received a Master of Arts in European Studies from Maastricht University . In 2017, Sinkevičius completed Digital Policy course in University of Oxford . Sinkevičius speaks Lithuanian as mother tongue , as well as English , Russian and Polish . In 2012–2015, Sinkevičius

625-455: Was the 17th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. At the end of its term, it consisted of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis , who served as the Head of Government, and 14 government ministers from the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union , Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania , and Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance . In the beginning, the Social Democratic Party

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