Rima Baškienė (born 25 October 1960) is a Lithuanian politician, a Member of the Seimas since 2004 and, since November 2016, First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas.[1][2] Also she is a former Vice Mayor of Šiauliai District. Baškienė also was the Vice Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.
Rima Baškienė | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas | |
| In office 15 November 2016 – 13 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vydas Gedvilas |
| Succeeded by | Jurgis Razma |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ramūnas Karbauskis (Šiauliai countryside) Constituency created (Kuršėnai - Dainai) Constituency created (Šiauliai region) |
| Constituency | Šiauliai countryside (2004-2016) Kuršėnai - Dainai (2016-2020) Šiauliai region (2020-) |
| Vice Chairwoman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union | |
| In office 1996–2019 | |
| Vice Mayor of Šiauliai District | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1960 Kentriai, Lithuania |
| Political party | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (1996-2021) Independent (2021-2022) Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (2022—present) |
| Spouse | Raimondas Baškys |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kaunas University of Technology |
In 2021, Baškienė left that party and in the beginning of 2022 she has joined the newly formed Union of Democrats "For Lithuania", founded by former prime minister Saulius Skvernelis, the former leader of election list of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.[3]
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