Aurelijus Veryga

Aurelijus Veryga (born 8 August 1976) ^[1] is a Lithuanian politician who served as Minister of Health in the Skvernelis Cabinet led by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 13 December 2016 to 11 December 2020.^[2] He was elected to the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election and belongs to the European Conservatives and Reformists Group.^[3]

Aurelijus Veryga
Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2024
Minister of Health of Lithuania
In office 13 December 2016 – 11 December 2020
Prime Minister	Saulius Skvernelis
Preceded by	Juras Požela
Succeeded by	Arūnas Dulkys
Member of the Seimas
In office 13 November 2020 – 15 July 2024
Succeeded by	Jekaterina Rojaka
Constituency	Multi-member
In office 14 November 2016 – 12 November 2020
Preceded by	Vida Marija Čigriejienė
Succeeded by	Gintarė Skaistė
Constituency	Panemunė
Personal details
Born	(1976-08-08) 8 August 1976 (age 48) Užventis, Lithuania
Political party	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Education	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

In addition to his political work, Veryga serves on the Advisory Council on Innovation for Noncommunicable Diseases at the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe, chaired by Hans Kluge.^[4]

Veryga was elected chairman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in 2025, after the resignation of longtime leader Ramūnas Karbauskis.^[5]