Aurelijus Veryga

Aurelijus Veryga 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. He was elected to the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election and belongs to the European Conservatives and Reformists Group.
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.
Veryga was elected chairman of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in 2025, after the resignation of longtime leader Ramūnas Karbauskis.