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Vice-minister of National Defence Margiris Abukevičius
Vice-minister Margiris Abukevičius
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DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
21 October 1981, Vilnius |
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EDUCATION |
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2003-2005
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Master’s degree, International Relations, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University |
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1999-2003
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Bachelor’s degree, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University |
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2002-2003 |
Free University of Berlin and Stanford University Program in Berlin |
| CAREER | |
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December 2020 |
Vice Minister of National Defence |
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2019-2020 |
Senior Advisor, Cyber Security and Information Technology Policy Group, Ministry of National Defence |
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2015-2019 |
Defence Advisor/Cyber Attaché, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU |
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2004-2014
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Different responsibilities in the Ministry of National Defence related to the EU Common Security and Defence Policy and EU affairs coordination, member of EU Presidency Team |
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2006 |
European Defence Agency (short-term secondment) |
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2003-2004 |
Office of the Committee on European Affairs, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania |
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2000-2002 |
Baltic News Service |
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COURSES |
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2019
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Program on Cyber Security Studies (PCSS) George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany |
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2019 |
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), 5G Security, U.S. |
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2008-2009
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International Training Course - Security studies (9 months), Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP), Switzerland |
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2004-2005
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High Level Course – European Security and Defence (5 week-long modules), European Security and Defence College (ESDC) |
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES |
English, French, Russian |
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MARITAL STATUS |
Married, raises four daughters |
