Rolandas Paksas is a Lithuanian politician and a former President of the country. Besides serving as the President of Lithuania, he also served as the Prime Minister of Lithuania and Mayor of Vilnius. He currently leads the Order and Justice (TT) party and is a Member of the European Parliament. He has participated in both national Lithuanian and national Soviet acrobatics teams and is a skilled stunt pilot. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he founded a construction company called Restako, where he served as company president. Five months following his first appointment as Prime Minister, he resigned due to a disagreement regarding privatization. After joining the Liberal Union of Lithuania (LLS), Rolandas Paksas was again elected Prime Minister and again resigned, this time due to disagreements over economic reforms. He then founded the center-right Liberal Democratic Party, contested for the presidency against Valdas Adamkus and was elected. When news that he had granted citizenship to a major campaign donor came to light, he became the first European Head of State to be impeached. After being removed from office and barred from the Seimas (unicameral Lithuanian parliament), he was elected to the European Parliament, leading his Order and Justice (TT) party