Irina Rozova (23 January 1958 – 19 July 2023) was a Lithuanian journalist and politician. A member of the Russian Alliance party, she served in the Seimas on the Lithuanian Poles' Electoral Action-Christian Family Association Group election list.[1]
Irina Rozova | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Seimas | |
| In office 2012–2020 | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1958 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 19 July 2023 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Russian Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania |
| Alma mater | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Early life edit
Irina Rozova was born on 23 January 1958 in Klaipėda.[1] She earned her diploma in journalism from the Lomonosov Moscow State University.[2]
Career edit
In 1981, Rozova was appointed the music director of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting in Omsk Oblast, a post she held until 1984, when she was transferred to the Kaliningrad Oblast. Rozova was a radio presenter at two stations Laluna and Raduga during 1996–2006. In 2002 she joined the Russian Alliance and was elected to the Klaipėda City Municipal Council a year later. She became the deputy governor of Klaipėda County in 2005. She also taught English language at secondary schools in Klaipėda.[2]
From 2006 to 2008, Rozova was a member of the Ninth Seimas and served on its committee for Development of Information Society. She served in the Eleventh Seimas from 2012 to 2016, and she was re-elected in 2016 to the Twelfth Seimas.[1][2] In June 2017, she became the deputy chair of the parliamentary Commission for Addiction Prevention.[2]
Personal life and death edit
Rozova was married with two children.[2] She died on 19 July 2023, at the age of 65.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Irina Rozova" (in Lithuanian). 15 min. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Irina Rozova". Seimas. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Mirė buvusi Seimo narė, žurnalistė Irina Rozova (in Lithuanian)