Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen (née Čmilytė; born 6 August 1983) is a Lithuanian politician and chess player. She is the current Speaker of the Seimas since 13 November 2020. She is the third woman to hold this position.[1]
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | |
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| Speaker of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
| President | Gitanas Nausėda |
| Preceded by | Viktoras Pranckietis |
| Chairperson of the Liberal Movement | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Eugenijus Gentvilas |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 23 March 2019 – 10 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Andrius Kubilius |
| Succeeded by | Julius Sabatauskas |
| Member of the Seimas | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mykolas Majauskas |
| Constituency | Senamiestis-Žvėrynas |
| In office 21 April 2015 – 12 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Remigijus Šimašius |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Viktorija Čmilytė 6 August 1983 Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR |
| Political party | Liberal Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Alexei Shirov (m. 2001; div. 2007) Peter Heine Nielsen (m. 2013) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Latvia (BA) |
| Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2010) |
| FIDE rating | 2538 (September 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2542 (June 2017) |
She was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010. She was European women's champion in 2011, and is a two-time Lithuanian champion.
Čmilytė-Nielsen began her career in politics in 2015, when she was selected to replace Remigijus Šimašius in the Seimas for the Liberal Movement. She became Seimas opposition leader in 2019.
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