▁the ▁office ▁of ▁prime ▁minister , ▁Stan ke vi č ius ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Se imas , ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁parliament , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Se imas , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Social ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Labour . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁under ▁President ▁Val das ▁Adam k us ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ged imin as ▁V agn or ius . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁politics , ▁res iding ▁in ▁Vil nius . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Stan ke vi č ius ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁I ren a ▁Stan ke vi č ien ė ▁, ▁a ▁former ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁judge . ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁daughter , ▁R ū ta ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁spoke ▁Polish ▁and ▁Russian ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁Lith uan ian . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Stan ke vi č ius ▁died ▁of ▁natural ▁causes ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 1 . ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁Vil nius ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March , ▁and ▁the ▁fun eral ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Ant ak al nis ▁C emetery ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁▁▁ ▁Grand ▁Commander ▁of ▁Order ▁for ▁Mer its ▁to ▁Lith u ania ▁( 2 0 0 6 )