Aurelijus Veryga (born 8 August 1976) is a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

n politician who served as

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

in the

Skvernelis Cabinet Skvernelis Cabinet was the 17th cabinet of Lithuania since 1990. It consisted of the Prime Minister, who is the Head of Government, and 14 government ministers from the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithua ...

led by Prime Minister

Saulius Skvernelis Saulius Skvernelis (born 23 July 1970) is a Lithuanian politician who served as prime minister of Lithuania between 2016 and 2020. He is currently a member of the Seimas. Previously he served as police commissioner, and was Minister of the Inte ...

from 13 December 2016 to 11 December 2020. In addition to his political work, Veryga serves on the Advisory Council on Innovation for Noncommunicable Diseases at the

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...

’s Regional Office for Europe, chaired by

Hans Kluge Hans Henri Marcel Paul Kluge (born 29 November 1968, (Roeselare) is a Belgian medical doctor and public health expert with more than 25 years of experience spanning three continents. , he served as the World Health Organization Regional Director ...

.Members of the NCD Advisory Council

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Living people 1976 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Lithuanian politicians Health ministers of Lithuania Members of the Seimas {{Lithuania-politician-stub