Education
Vilnius University.
Vilnius University.
In the parliament he joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He received bachelor"s degree in economics from Vilnius University in 1984 and master"s degree in law from Mykolas Romeris University in 2003. After Lithuania"s independence in 1990, Birutis worked establishing and developing tourist industry.
In 1999 he joined the Ministry of the Economy as adviser for small and middle businesses.
In 2004, he was elected to the European Parliament, where he joined the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
He was a member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party from 2004 to 2009. He was a member of the team, negotiating Lithuania"s membership in the European Union.