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Žygimantas Pavilionis

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Žygimantas Pavilionis is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Žygimantas Pavilionis · Жигімантас Павільоніс · جناح سيجيسموند · ჟიგიმანტას პავილიონისი · 帕維里奧尼斯				[sources]
Alias	Zygimantas Pavilionis				[sources]
Weak alias	帕季格 · 帕維裡奧尼斯 · 日吉曼塔斯·帕維利奧尼斯 · 日吉曼塔斯·帕維里奧尼斯 · 日吉曼塔斯·帕維里歐尼斯				[sources]
Birth date	1971-07-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Vilnius · Vilnius, Lithuania				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Biography	Date of birth 22 July 1971 Place of birth Vilnius, Lithuania Education 2013 PhD in Political Sciences, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University 1989–1995 Master’s in Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University 1992–1994 Diploma in International Relations, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University 1989–1993 Bachelor’s in Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University 1989 Sausio 13-osios Secondary School in Vilnius (currently Sausio 13-osios progimnazija (lower secondary school)) Work experience 2015–2016 Lecturer, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania 2015–2016 Ambassador-at-Large for the Eastern Neighbourhood, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Lithuania 2011–2015 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States of America and the United Mexican States 2010–2015 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States of America 2009–2010 Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator for the Lithuanian Presidency of the Community of Democracies, Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, MFA 2006–2009 Undersecretary, MFA 2004–2008 Director, Political Department, MFA 2002–2006 Deputy Chief Negotiator for Lithuania’s Membership of the European Union 2002–2005 Head, European Department (later European Integration Department), MFA 2001–2002 Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the European Communities 2000–2002 Co-secretary, Conference on Lithuania’s Accession to the European Union 1999–2001 Counsellor, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium 1999–2001 Co-secretary, Adviser, Association Council of the European Communities and Lithuania 1995–1999 First Secretary, Acting Head, Correspondent on European Matters, Political Cooperation Department, MFA 1993–1999 Head, First Secretary, Political Cooperation Division, European Integration Department, MFA 1994–1995 Director’s Assistant, Political Department, MFA 1993–1994 Third Secretary, West European Department, MFA Political career Since 1992 Member, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats 1993–1995 Member, Head, Board of the Young Christian Democrats of Vilnius 2016–2020 Member of the 12th Seimas Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs Member, Committee on European Affairs Member, International Secretary, Presidium of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Chair, Subcommittee on Transatlantic Relations and Democratic Development, Committee on Foreign Affairs (2016–2019) Member, Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs (2019–2020) Member, Migration Commission Member, Commission of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian World Community 2016–2020 Head, Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with Georgia 2016–2019 Chair, Subcommittee on Transatlantic Relations and Democratic Development 2020–2022 Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs 2020–2024 Member of the 13th Seimas 2020–2021 2022–2024 Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs 2022 Lithuanian Co-chair, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) 2022 National Coordinator, international interparliamentary network United for Ukraine U4U 2022 Chair, Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 2024 Deputy Speaker of the Seimas 2024 Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs Miscellaneous Awards: Commemorative Badge for personal service to the cause of Lithuania’s Trans-Atlantic integration on the occasion of Lithuania’s invitation to join NATO (2002); Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2003); Commemorative Badge of the State Border Guard Service for active cooperation and assistance in strengthening the protection of the state border (2006); Cross of the Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2008); Commander in the Order of Leopold II of the Kingdom of Belgium (2009); Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2009); The Mark Palmer Prize for contribution to the development of democracy (2011); Order of Honour of Georgia from the President of Georgia (2013); award by the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) for support to Ukraine (2014); Žalgiris Medal by the Lithuanian–American Community for sincere and meaningful cooperation (2015); award by the American–Lithuanian Business Council for contribution to the development of business relations with the USA (2015); award by the Ukrainian self-defence organisation Samooborona for contribution to the Ukrainian freedom; CHLI International Leadership Award; First Class Cross of Merit of the Republic of Estonia. Membership: Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union; Editorial Board, Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review by General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania; Lithuanian Foundation; Lithuanian Ambassadors’ Club; Advisory Council, European Institute of Rights established by HU-LCD; Movement against the Astravyets NPP; organisation Knights of Columbus; Lithuanian-German Forum (member and founder); international interparliamentary network United for Ukraine (U4U) (member and head, since 2024) Foreign languages: English (fluent), Italian (advanced), Polish (basic), French (advanced), Russian (fluent), German (basic) Hobbies: reading, sports (aikido, Taekwondo: second degree black belt) Family Married, with sons Augustas, Dominykas, Simonas, Vincentas				[sources]
Citizenship	Lithuania				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Žygimantas				[sources]
Last name	Pavilionis				[sources]
Political association	Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat Political Group · Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12681001				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Seimas (2016-2020) · Member of the Seimas (2020-2024) · Member of the Seimas (2024-)				[sources]
Education	Vilnius University				[sources]
Source link	www.lrs.lt				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-24	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2023-04-20