l born in Telsiai, June 10, 1956
l graduated from Vilnius Engineering Construction Institute, 1979
l worked as pilot instructor, 1979 - 85
l director of Vilnius flying club, 1985 - 92
l president of construction company Restako, 1992 - 97
l started political career in 1997 when he won mandate in the Vilnius City Council on Lithuanian Conservative Party
l mayor of Vilnius, 1997 - 1999
l prime minister of Lithuania, May 1999
l resigned as PM, October 1999, in protest of sale of Mazeikiu Nafta to U.S. company Williams International
l elected to the Vilnius City Council and voted city mayor again, March-April 2000
l won parliamentary mandate in October 2000
l appointed PM for second time, October 2000
l resigned as PM, June 2001
l established Liberal Democratic Party in 2002
l sworn in as president of Lithuania, Feb. 26, 2003
l impeached, April 6, 2004
