Vytenis Andriukaitis

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis has served as a Lithuanian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since July 2024, sitting with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). Drawing on his extensive background as a cardiovascular surgeon and former EU Health Commissioner, his legislative work centres heavily on healthcare policy, medical innovation, and biotechnology. He is a full member of the Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT), where he has acted as the Rapporteur for the EU Biotech Act, and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety (ENVI). Additionally, he shapes EU foreign relations through his participation in interparliamentary delegations for Belarus, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus.