Algis Čaplikas (Minister of Health)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH (www.sam.lt)

Born on 27 January 1962, Vilnius, Lithuania
1980 Finished Vilnius Salomėja Nėris secondary school
1980-1985 Graduated from Vilnius Engineering Construction Institute (currently – Gediminas Technical University ) as an engineer-geodesist
1985-1986 Worker-controller, Vilnius Irrigation Engineering Unit
1986-1990 Engineer-geodesist, Vilnius Building trust No. 9
1990-1995 Elder of Justiniškės residential area
1996-2000 Member of the Seimas (Centre Union). Member of the Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities
1996-1998 Minister of Construction and Urban Development
1998-1999 Minister of Environmental Protection
1995-1996 Vilnius City Councilor, Chairman of the Committee on Services and City Maintenance, member of the Board
2000-2003 Vilnius City Councilor, Chairman of the Monitoring Committee. Managing Director at UAB LVKOM
2003-2004 Secretary of the Vilnius Municipality Council
2004-2008 Member of the Seimas, elected from single-member constituency. Member of the following committees: Committee on Health Affairs, Environmental Committee and Committee on European Affairs. Till October 2006 was elder of the Parliamentary Group of Liberals and Center Union. From 2006 till 2008 was Deputy Speaker of the Seimas. From 2008, 1st Deputy Speaker of the Seimas
Since 1993 One of the founders of the Lithuanian Centre Union, a member of its Board and Council, as well as Chairman of the Council of Vilnius Department. From 2003, member of the Liberal and Center Union party, from 2005 vice chairman of the party
4 December 2008 By Presidential Decree, appointed Minister of Health of the Fifteenth Government