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Aurelijus Veryga

Politician

Aurelijus Veryga 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	Aurelijus Veryga · Ауреліюс Верига · اوريليوس فيريجا · 奧雷利尤斯·韋瑞佳 · 아우렐리유스 베리가				[sources]
Birth date	1976-08-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Užventis				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Lithuania				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Lithuania				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Aurelijus				[sources]
Last name	VERYGA				[sources]
Political association	independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q27546897				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2024-) · Member of the Seimas (2016-2020) · Member of the Seimas (2020-2024) · Minister of Health of Lithuania (2016-2020)				[sources]
Education	Medical Academy of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences · Užventis gymnasium				[sources]
Source link	www.europarl.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-25	Last processed	2026-02-25	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Lithuanian psychiatrist and politician

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

Relationships

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga	-	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	-	-
Minister of Health of Lithuania

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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