Background
VELIKONIS, Virmantas was born on October 15, 1934 in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Chairman of the Lithuanian Agricultural Union
VELIKONIS, Virmantas was born on October 15, 1934 in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Lithuanian Agriculture Academy, Diploma, agronomy, 1959. Spoken languages: Lithuanian, Russian, English.
Deputy Chairman, Executive Committee. Kedainiai District, 1961-1962. Member, Sajudis Movement, 1988.
People's Deputy of the USSR, 1989-1990. Chairman, Lithuanian Agricultural Union, since 1990. Chairman, Pergale collective farm, Kedainiai, 1959-1961.
Head of Board for Agriculture, Kedainiai District, 1962-1968. Chief agronomist, Lithuanian Agricultural Institute, Kedainiai, 1968-1971. Chief researcher, Head of sector, Lithuanian Research Institut, of Hydrotechnics and LandReclamation, 1971-1977.
Chairman, Ramygala collective farm, since 1977.
Spouse Grazina Brigita Velikoniene. Children: one s„ one daughter.