Algirdas Pocius

Algirdas Pocius was a Lithuanian politician and writer.

Biography

Pocius studied at the from 1950 to 1952 and subsequently studied Lithuanian and literature at. In 1954, he began working as a radio correspondent in Šiauliai. In 1956, he began writing in the fiction section of . That year, he joined the Lithuanian Writers' Union. He was Vice-President of the Union from 1981 to 1986.
In 1960, Pocius joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he joined the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania and served in the Seimas from 1992 to 1996.
Algirdas Pocius died on 14 August 2021 at the age of 90.