Antanas Valionis Explained

Antanas Valionis
Office:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Primeminister:Rolandas Paksas
Eugenijus Gentvilas
Algirdas Brazauskas
Zigmantas Balčytis
Gediminas Kirkilas
Term Start:9 November 2000
Term End:18 July 2006
Predecessor:Algirdas Saudargas
Successor:Petras Vaitiekūnas
Birth Date:21 September 1950
Birth Place:Zabieliškis, Lithuania
Party:New Union

Antanas Valionis (born September 21, 1950) is a Lithuanian politician, currently a member of the New Union party.

He was appointed the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs on October 30, 2000, and reappointed on July 5, 2001. He resigned on August 31, 2006.

From 1981 he served in the Soviet secret police KGB in Riga reaching the rank of captain.[1] [2] Afterwards he served in the KGB active reserve.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reference at abcnews.go.com. ABC News.
  2. Web site: Paskelbtas KGB rezervistų sąrašas | Karštas Komentaras.