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| − | }}'''Juozas Olekas''' is a [[Lithuania]]n surgeon and politician, a former Minister of National Defence, from 2006 to 2008. In 1990 and from 2003 to 2004 he also | + | }}'''Juozas Olekas''' is a [[Lithuania]]n surgeon and politician, a former Minister of National Defence, from 2006 to 2008. In 1990 and from 2003 to 2004 he also was made [[Ministry of Health (Lithuania)|Health Minister]]. In 2019 he was elected to the European Parliament.<ref>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/lithuania/lt/europarlamentarai/ep-nariai-i%C5%A1-lietuvos</ref> |
Olekas studied at [[Kaunas University of Medicine|Kaunas Institute of Medicine]] from 1974 to 1976, and at [[Vilnius University]] from 1976 to 1980. | Olekas studied at [[Kaunas University of Medicine|Kaunas Institute of Medicine]] from 1974 to 1976, and at [[Vilnius University]] from 1976 to 1980. | ||
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Lithuanian Defence Minister who reintroduced conscription
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Juozas Olekas is a Lithuanian surgeon and politician, a former Minister of National Defence, from 2006 to 2008. In 1990 and from 2003 to 2004 he also was made Health Minister. In 2019 he was elected to the European Parliament.[1]
Olekas studied at Kaunas Institute of Medicine from 1974 to 1976, and at Vilnius University from 1976 to 1980.
Between 1994 and 1997 he was a chief physician at the Vilnius University hospital.
Activities
As Lithuanian Defence Minister, Olekas stated in 2015 that "changed geopolitical situation and insufficient manning of units of the Lithuanian Armed Forces leads to a temporary reintroduction of conscription... The development of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will remain directed at professional military service, however, today we lack professional soldiers so a compound model will be introduced for the coming 5 years.”[2]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Halifax International Security Forum/2015 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada | ||
| Munich Security Conference/2013 | 1 February 2013 | 3 February 2013 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 49th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2016 | 12 February 2016 | 14 February 2016 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 52nd Munich Security Conference |
