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.

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

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