Lithuania's health minister dies at 34
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Lithuania's health minister has died at age 34 just a week after being re-elected to the Baltic country's parliament.
Juras Pozela was the youngest member of the Social Democratic-led Cabinet. He died Sunday after having been hospitalized for two months in intensive care with acute pancreatitis.
His family and the Social Democratic party made the announcement on Monday.
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Grieving family members met with ruling Social Democratic party leaders to discuss plans for a funeral later this week, just before the second round of parliamentary elections. Pozela was a re-elected on Oct. 9 in the first round of the elections.
It wasn't immediately clear who would take his seats in the Parliament and Cabinet.
Pozela is survived by his wife and son.