Arūnas Valinskas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Arūnas Valinskas
|
|
|
Speaker of Seimas
|
|
|---|---|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 17, 2008 |
|
| Preceded by | Česlovas Juršėnas |
|
|
|
| Born | November 28, 1966 Lazdijai, Lithuania |
| Political party | National Resurrection Party |
| Spouse | Inga Valinskienė |
| Children | Arūnas Valinskas Šarūnas Valinskas |
Arūnas Valinskas (born November 28, 1966 in Lazdijai) is Lithuanian politician. He is the current speaker of the Seimas since November 17, 2008. Previously he was a showman, TV producer and TV show host.
As the leader of the National Resurrection Party, he was elected to the Seimas, Lithuanian parliament, in the Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2008.
Valinskas is married to a Lithuanian singer and TV show host Inga Valinskienė and has two sons Arūnas and Šarūnas. In 2002 he was granted a master's degree in law at Vilnius University.
[edit] Acting career
In the 1990s, Valinskas began his acting and hosting career. He is the founder of famous TV shows in Lithuania - "Taip ir Ne" (Litpolinter TV), "Arena" (BTV), "Dviračio šou" (both BTV and LNK), popular reality-competition shows - Kelias į žvaigždes (LNK) and Žvaigždžių vartai (TV3). He has hosted many concerts and shows including a famous show in Lithuania - "Šeši nuliai - milijonas" (LNK).
[edit] Early politics
Valinskas founded the National Resurrection Party in 2008 before the election to the Seimas. He was a candidate for the 2009 Lithuanian presidential elections, but his candidacy was refused.
