← Previous revisionRevision as of 17:18, 11 October 2026 Line 23: Line 23: After graduation in 1985 from the [[Vilnius Vytautas Magnus Gymnasium|Antanas Vienuolis School in Vilnius]], he graduated in 1992 with a Diploma in Legal Studies at the Law Faculty of [[Vilnius University]].{{cite web|url=http://www.smm.lt/en/ministry/minister.htm|title=Gintaras Steponavičius|publisher=Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science|accessdate=23 May 2012}} He studied in 1990 in [[The Hague]], Netherlands and in 1991 at the [[University of Copenhagen]] in Denmark.{{cite web|url=http://www.vrk.lt/rinkimai/400_lt/Kandidatai/Kandidatas22039/Kandidato22039Biografija.html |title=Gintaras STEPONAVIČIUS |publisher=VRK.lt |language=Lithuanian |accessdate=23 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923170132/http://www.vrk.lt/rinkimai/400_lt/Kandidatai/Kandidatas22039/Kandidato22039Biografija.html |archive-date=23 September 2011 }} In 1992 he attended the European Institute of the [[University of Birmingham]] in the UK, and later the Academy of European Law in [[Florence]], Italy, and the Royal [[University of Groningen]] in the Netherlands. Between 1991 and 1994 he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania whilst studying, and from 1994 to 2004 he was a lecturer at the Institute for International Relations and Political Sciences of Vilnius University. Between 1994 and 2000 he was coordinator of Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Lithuania and between 1994 and 1996 was a contributor to the quarterly journal ''[[East European Constitutional Review]]'' of the [[University of Chicago]] and between 1997 and 2000, columnist of the weekly newspaper ''[[Atgimimas]]'' and member of the City Council of Vilnius, and chairman of the Liberal Group. After graduation in 1985 from the [[Vilnius Vytautas Magnus Gymnasium|Antanas Vienuolis School in Vilnius]], he graduated in 1992 with a Diploma in Legal Studies at the Law Faculty of [[Vilnius University]].{{cite web|url=http://www.smm.lt/en/ministry/minister.htm|title=Gintaras Steponavičius|publisher=Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science|accessdate=23 May 2012}} He studied in 1990 in [[The Hague]], Netherlands and in 1991 at the [[University of Copenhagen]] in Denmark.{{cite web|url=http://www.vrk.lt/rinkimai/400_lt/Kandidatai/Kandidatas22039/Kandidato22039Biografija.html |title=Gintaras STEPONAVIČIUS |publisher=VRK.lt |language=Lithuanian |accessdate=23 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923170132/http://www.vrk.lt/rinkimai/400_lt/Kandidatai/Kandidatas22039/Kandidato22039Biografija.html |archive-date=23 September 2011 }} In 1992 he attended the European Institute of the [[University of Birmingham]] in the UK, and later the Academy of European Law in [[Florence]], Italy, and the Royal [[University of Groningen]] in the Netherlands. Between 1991 and 1994 he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania whilst studying, and from 1994 to 2004 he was a lecturer at the Institute for International Relations and Political Sciences of Vilnius University. Between 1994 and 2000 he was coordinator of Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Lithuania and between 1994 and 1996 was a contributor to the quarterly journal ''[[East European Constitutional Review]]'' of the [[University of Chicago]] and between 1997 and 2000, columnist of the weekly newspaper ''[[Atgimimas]]'' and member of the City Council of Vilnius, and chairman of the Liberal Group. Since 2000, Steponavičius has been a member of the Seimas (Deputy Speaker of the Seimas from 2000 to 2004 and Vice Chairman of the Seimas from 2005 to 2008). Between 2004 and 2006 he was a Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture and between 2006 and 2008 he was a Member of the Committee of Legal Affairs. Since 10 December 2008 he has been Minister of Education in the 15th and in the 16th Government of Lithuania. Since 2000, Steponavičius has been a member of the Seimas (Deputy Speaker of the Seimas from 2000 to 2004 and Vice Chairman of the Seimas from 2005 to 2008). Between 2004 and 2006 he was a Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture and between 2006 and 2008 he was a Member of the Committee of Legal Affairs. Since 10 December 2008 he has been Minister of Education in the 15th and in the 16th Government of Lithuania. He was the [[Leader of the Opposition (Lithuania)|leader of opposition]] of lithuania. ==Bribery, money laundering charges== ==Bribery, money laundering charges==