Rima Baškienė

Lithuanian politician

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
Incumbent
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	(1960-10-25) 25 October 1960 (age 63) 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

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.

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]

References

^ Bartkutė, Lina (9 November 2016). "Seimo pirmininkas bus V. Pranckietis, o vicepirmininkė – R. Baškienė". Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Rima BAŠKIENĖ". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Kuriama Demokratų sąjunga "Vardan Lietuvos" jau turi daugiau kaip 2000 steigėjų".