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Povilas Gylys

Politician

Povilas Gylys 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	Povilas Gylys · Повілас Гіліс · پوڤيلاس جيليس				[sources]
Alias	Gylys, Povilas				[sources]
Birth date	1948-02-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Didžiokai				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Lithuania				[sources]
Country	Lithuania				[sources]
Citizenship	Lithuania				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Povilas				[sources]
Last name	Gylys				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q547404				[sources]
Position	Member of the Seimas (1992-1996) · Member of the Seimas (1996-2000) · Member of the Seimas (2012-2016) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992-1996) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1997-1999) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Vilnius University				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Lithuanian economist and politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Seimas	2014-06-20	2016-11-10
Member of the Seimas	2012-11-17

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators57,731

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,631

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata355,558

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,345

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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