Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
Lithuanian chess player and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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 (1983-08-06) 6 August 1983 (age 40) 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) |
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Quick Facts Title, FIDE rating ...
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | |
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Title | Grandmaster (2010) |
FIDE rating | 2538 (January 2024) |
Peak rating | 2542 (June 2017) |
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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.