Miglutė Gerdaitytė
Miglutė Gerdaitytė (born 21 January 1940 in Šiauliai, Lithuania) is a physician and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
Early life and education
[edit]Gerdaitytė was born on 21 January 1940 in Šiauliai, Lithuania.[1] She attended secondary school in the Meškuičiai region from 1946 to 1957.
Gerdaitytė received her degree in medicine from Vilnius State University in 1963.[2]
Career
[edit]Gerdaitytė returned to her home town Šiauliai, to serve as the chief physician of the Meškuičiai District Hospital, until 1990, when she was elected as Deputy of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas.[2] In 1992, she returned to Šiauliai to continue serving as the chief physician until 2003.[3]
Politics
[edit]In 1990, Gerdaitytė transitioned into politics, being elected as a deputy to the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas of Lithuania in the Šiauliai rural electoral district No. 91 in February.[4] In March 1990, Gerdaitytė was a signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.[1] She was a member of the Sąjūdis faction and served as the deputy until 1992.[4] During her tenure as deputy, she worked within the permanent Committee on Health Protection and Social Affairs.[4] After returning to her work as a physician, Gerdaitytė stayed involved in politics, serving as a judge of the Supreme Court of Lithuania and as a deputy in both the Šiauliai district and Meškuičiai district councils.[1]
Honours and awards
[edit]In July 2000, Gerdaitytė was awarded the Medal of Independence of Lithuania.[4] In January 2017, she was nominated for the honorary citizen of Šiauliai district, being nominated by the non-governmental organization "Meškuičių bendruomenė" and receiving a recommendation from the "Naisių bendruomenė" association.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Gerdaitytė is married and has a daughter and son.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos AKTO Dėl Lietuvos nepriklausomos valstybės atstatymo signatarė Miglutė Gerdaitytė" [Signatory of the ACT of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania On the Restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania Miglutė Gerdaitytė] (in Lithuanian). Seimas. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Miglutė Gerdaitytė" (in Lithuanian). Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Antanavičius, Ugnius (11 March 2022). "124 Nepriklausomybės atkūrimo akto signatarai: kaip vėliau susiklostė jų likimai?" [124 Signatories of the Act of Restoration of Independence: How Did Their Fates Later Develop?]. Vakarų ekspresas (in Lithuanian).
- ^ a b c d "Miglutė Gerdaitytė Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Akto signatarė" [Miglutė Gerdaitytė Signatory of the Lithuanian Act of Independence] (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 5 October 2021.
- ^ Žadeikytė, Rita (21 January 2017). "Kiaulė ne tik Ramūnui Karbauskiui, bet ir trims šviesuoliams?" [A pig not only for Ramūnas Karbauskis, but also for three luminaries?]. Skrastas (in Lithuanian).
