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Andrius Kubilius

Lithuanian politician (born 1956)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 7, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Andrius Kubilius is a Lithuanian politician who is currently serving as the European Commissioner for Defence and Space in the Second von der Leyen Commission. He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2024 and as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He was the leader of the conservative political party Homeland Union from 2003 to 2015, of which he continues to be a member.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Andrius Kubilius” as lithuanian politician (born 1956). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Andrius, Kubilius and Lithuanian.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2019, 2024, 1999, 2000—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Andrius, Kubilius and Lithuanian providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Andrius Kubilius”, the useful work is to connect “lithuanian politician (born 1956)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 7, 2026. The first chronological checks are 2019, 2024, 1999 and 2000.

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This entry incorporates text from “Andrius Kubilius” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.