Algirdas Monkevičius is a teacher and Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n politician, who also serves as the Minister of Education and Science.

Biography

In 1974 he finished Rietavas secondary school, and in 1979 Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute

Šiauliai University

Šiauliai University, established in 1997, is located in Šiauliai, Lithuania. As of 2008, the University was attended by approximately 11,800 students.- History :...

, Physics

Physics

Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

 and mathematics faculty and started working as a teacher. Later Monkevičius continued his studies in Moscow

Moscow

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Monkevičius has been a member of New Union (Social Liberals) since 2000, and with this party he was elected a member of Seimas

Seimas

The Seimas is the unicameral Lithuanian parliament. It has 141 members that are elected for a four-year term. About half of the members of this legislative body are elected in individual constituencies , and the other half are elected by nationwide vote according to proportional representation...

 in 2000-2004 and in 2004-2008, was Minister of Education in three Cabinets of Lithuania.