Irina Rozova

Irina Rozova
Member of the Seimas
In office 2012–2020
In office 2004–2008
Personal details
Born	(1958-01-23)23 January 1958 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Died	19 July 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 65)
Political party	Russian Alliance
Other political affiliations	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
Alma mater	Lomonosov Moscow State University
Occupation	Journalist

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]

Early life

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

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

Rozova was married with two children.[2] She died on 19 July 2023, at the age of 65.[3]

References

1. "Irina Rozova" (in Lithuanian). 15 min. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
2. "Irina Rozova". Seimas. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
3. Mirė buvusi Seimo narė, žurnalistė Irina Rozova (in Lithuanian)