Arturas Paulauskas
Arturas Paulauskas (born August 23, 1953) is a Lithuanian politician. He is the speaker of Seimas, the parliament of Lithuania and, following impeachment of President Rolandas Paksas on April 6, 2004, is acting as a president of Lithuania until early elections will be held.
Arturas Paulauskas graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in law in 1976. He then worked as an investigator and a prosecutor. He was Deputy Prosecutor General of Lithuania from 1987 to 1990 and Prosecutor General of Lithuania from 1990 to 1995.
Paulauskas entered politics by running for President of Lithuania in 1997/1998 elections. He was supported by the outgoing President, Algirdas Brazauskas and narrowly lost in the runoff to Valdas Adamkus, with Paulauskas gaining 49.6% of vote and Adamkus gaining 50.4%. He then established The New Union (Social Liberals) party which gained 19.6% of vote in 2000 parliamentary elections. On October 19, 2000, he became the speaker of Seimas, the parliament of Lithuania.
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