Juozas Karvelis
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Juozas Karvelis (18 April 1934[1] – 12 April 2018[2]) was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
After attending school in Inkakliai from 1942 to 1944 and then in Švėkšna, near Šilutė, in 1949–50,[3] he studied at the Lithuanian Maritime Academy in Klaipėda from 1950 to 1952.[4] He continued his studies at the Naval College of Murmansk, where he graduated in 1954.[5] Karvelis studied at the University of Vilnius in 1960–63. He worked in Murmansk in 1954–58, and then in Klaipėda since 1959. He was Second Assistant to the Head of the Lithuanian Maritime Transport and Captain. He worked as a maritime captain at the trade port in Klaipėda in 1986–90.
A member of Sąjūdis, Karvelis became a member of the Fifth Seimas in 1990, being also a member of the Economic Committee. He did not seek re-election after 1992.
Family
Karvelis was married to Janina (b. 1934) and had three children.[6]
References
- ↑ Lietuvos laisvės sąjūdis (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Nacionalinis muziejus, Lietuvos Respublikos kultūros ministerija, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo spaudos tarnyba. 1998. p. 233. ISBN 978-9986-9202-1-2. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ "Mirė signataras Juozas Karvelis" (in Lithuanian). delfi.lt. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Who is who in Lithuania. Kas yra kas Lietuvoje, UAB Neolitas. 2002. p. 210. ISBN 978-9986-709-38-1. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ "Juozas KARVELIS (1934 04 18 – 2018 04 12) - Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Akto signatarų biografijos". www.lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ "Juozas Karvelis". www.vle.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ "Signataras Juozas KARVELIS". www.lrs.lt. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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