Juozas Karvelis

Background

KARVELIS, Juozas was born on April 18, 1934 in Elciai, Taurage, Lithuania. Parents: Vytautas Karvelis and Elena Karveliene (née Jucyte).

Education

Murmansk Marine School, Russia, 1954. Vilnius University, German, 1963-1964. Spoken languages: Lithuanian.

Russian, English, Polish, German, French.

Career

Member, 1988, Chairman, Parliamentary Jt. Faction, 1990-1991, Sajudis Movement. Member. Independence Party, since 1990.

Deputy of the Supreme Council, since 1990. Mate, Captain on fishing and trading vessels, 1954-1975. Extra master, 1975-1985.

Sea pilot, Klaipeda merchant harbour, 1985-1990. Chairman, Lithuanian Seaman’s Union, 1988-1990.

Interests

• Marine history, photography, art. Legal issues, Lithuanian independence, foreign affairs.

Connections

Spouse Zibute Karveliene (née Penkauskaite), 1957. Children: Júrate, Nijole, Arvydas.

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Zibute Karveliene (née Penkauskaite)