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Juras Požela

PEP · Politician

Juras Požela 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	Juras Požela · Юрас Пожела · 尤拉斯·波熱拉				[sources]
Alias	Juras Pozela · Požela, Juras · Пожела, Юрас · Юрас Пожела				[sources]
Birth date	1982-04-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Vilnius				[sources]
Death date	2016-10-16				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Lithuania				[sources]
Citizenship	Lithuania · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Juras				[sources]
Last name	Požela				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3660989				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Seimas (2012-2016) · Minister of Health of Lithuania (2016-2016) · Seimas (member, 2012-2016)				[sources]
Education	Vilnius University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-26	First seen	2026-01-18

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Lithuanian politician (1982–2016)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

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