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Juozas Olekas

Politician

Juozas Olekas is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Juozas Olekas · Юозас Олекас · چوزاس اوليكاس · ユオザス・オレカス · 約奧札斯·奧萊卡斯				[sources]
Other name	Olekas, Juozas · Юозас Олекас · ユオザス・オレカス				[sources]
Weak alias	Olekas				[sources]
Birth date	1955-10-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Krasnoyarsk Krai, Mansky District, Russia · Mansky District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Lithuania				[sources]
Country	European Union · Lithuania				[sources]
Citizenship	Lithuania · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Juozas				[sources]
Last name	Olekas				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1376538				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2019-) · Member of the Seimas (1996-2000) · Member of the Seimas (2000-2004) · Member of the Seimas (2004-2008) · Member of the Seimas (2008-2012) · 10 more...				[sources]
Education	Vilnius University				[sources]
Source link	www.lrs.lt				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Lithuanian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Seimas	2024-11-14	-

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Lithuania Members of the Seimas142

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Source data IDs: eu-meps-197838 · lt-seimas-juozas-olekas · NK-MqPdV4MZ2dAu2HxQPfmsBT · evpo-80143900-14e6-4b97-8d0f-1e761c140a41

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