V.P. Andriukaitis is co-author and a signatory of the Independence Act of Lithuania (March 1990. He is one of the founders of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. Member of the Lithuanian Parliament for six terms (1990 to 2004 and 2008 to 2012). During that time he served as a Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs, including during the accession to the EU in 2004; as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee; as a Deputy Speaker of the Parliament (2001- 2004). The same years he served as the Head of the Lithuanian Delegation to the European Convention. V. Andriukaitis had been a practicing surgeon with specialization in cardiovascular surgery (more than 20 years). He also holds a degree in History from Vilnius University acquired in 1984. From 2012 to 2014 Vytenis Andriukaitis was a Minister for Health in the Lithuanian Government. From 2014 to 2019 he served as European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. From 2020 - Special Envoy of the WHO for Universal Health Coverage for the European region and Member of the Political Advisory Panel of the UHC 2030 Movement.