Zigmantas Balčytis

Lithuanian politician (born 1953)
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Summary

Zigmantas Balčytis was born on November 16, 1953[1], in Šilutė District Municipality[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and economist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Lithuania[6]
  • Employer: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University[7]
  • Educated at: Vilnius University[8]
  • Member of: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Zigmantas Balčytis[11]
  • Family name: Balčytis[12]
  • Given name: Zigmantas[13]
  • Official website: http://balcytis.lt/[14]
  • Work location: Strasbourg[15], Brussels[16], Vilnius[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Lithuanian[18]

Why It Matters

Zigmantas Balčytis has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Zigmantas Balčytis born?

Zigmantas Balčytis's place of birth was Šilutė District Municipality[2].

What did Zigmantas Balčytis do for work?

Zigmantas Balčytis worked as a politician[3] and economist[4].

Where did Zigmantas Balčytis go to school?

Zigmantas Balčytis was educated at Vilnius University[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Member of the European Parliament, Prime Minister of Lithuania, Member of the European Parliament +9
    Sitelink count → 26
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ast', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa',
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  2. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Member of political party → Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, Communist Party of Lithuania
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