Gintaras Steponavičius (Minister of Education and Science)
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE (www.smm.lt)

Born on 23 July, 1967 in Klaipėda
1985 Finished Antanas Vienuolis secondary school in Vilnius
1992 Diploma in Law, Vilnius University, Faculty of Law
1990-1999 Studies and training; the Hague Academy of International Law (Netherlands); University of Copenhagen (Denmark); Institute of European Law, University of Birmingham (United Kingdom); European University Institute, Academy of European Law, Florence (Italy), Royal University of Groningen (Netherlands)
1991-1994 Worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
1994-1996 Contributor, quarterly journal East European Constitutional Review (published by the University of Chicago)
1994-2000 Coordinator in Lithuania, Friedrich Naumann Foundation
1997-2000 Commentator, weekly Atgimimas
1994-2004 Lecturer, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University
1997, 2000 Elected to the Vilnius City Municipality Council
2000-2004 Head, Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs Member, Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights
2004-2006 Member, Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture
2006-2008 Member, Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs
4 December 2008 By Presidential Decree, appointed Minister of Science and Education of the Fifteenth Government