Rokas Žilinskas

Rokas Žilinskas (20 July 1972 – 6 June 2017) was a Lithuanian journalist and politician. He was elected to the Seimas in 2008 and was a member of the Lithuanian Parliament until his death. He was the first openly gay member of the parliament.[1]

Žilinskas in 2008

Žilinskas died of respiratory arrest caused by pneumonia in Vilnius, Lithuania on 6 June 2017 at the age of 44.[2]

References
  1. "Lithuania's late MP Zilinskas was special figure in politics". The Baltic Times. 2017-06-07.
  2. [ "Mirė Seimo narys R. Žilinskas"]. Delfi. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-06. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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