Antanas Guoga
| Antanas "Tony G" Guoga | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania, EPP group |
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Assumed office July 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Leonidas Donskis |
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December 17, 1973 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Political party |
Lithuanian Liberal Movement (2013-2016) European People's Party (2016-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Aistė Guogienė (m.2014) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Profession | Poker Player, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Politician |
| Website | [1] |
| Tony G | |
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Tony G at the 2008 World Series of Poker
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| Nickname(s) | The Mouth from Down Under The Australian Airbag |
| Residence | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Born | December 17, 1973 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 15 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Antanas Guoga (born December 17, 1973 in Kaunas, Lithuania), more commonly known as Tony G, is a Lithuanian-Australian businessman and poker player, Lithuanian politician and philanthropist. He is a Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal Movement, as well as Public CIO to the Mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius. In May 2016, Guoga was the temporary leader of the Liberal Movement following the bribery scandal that prompted Eligijus Masiulis to step down after potentially corrupt activities.
Guoga spent his childhood in Kaunas and in the Alytus district (Kalesninkai) in Lithuania. When he was 11 years old, he moved to Australia. Guoga lived in Melbourne where he graduated from school, and had various jobs, including repairing sewing machines and washing cars.
Later, Guoga started working as an assistant to Australian Mortgage Brokers chief Bill Buchanan. He studied accounting and finance at college.
In 1993, he was employed by an investment bank in Hong Kong managed by CitiBank. His responsibilities included attracting new customers and managing their investment portfolios.
Following that, Guoga successfully invested in a news portal, and in Rate Detective life insurance company in Australia. In addition, he developed a trading business in London.
In Lithuania, he invested in real estate and internet projects, TonyBet an international betting company, TonyResort a recreation and amusement park in Anupriškės, and TonySports, TonyStreets an online sports and leisure store. Guoga also owns an insurance business in Australia. Today, more than 500 jobs have been created in the companies in which he has invested. Over 300 of them are in Lithuania.
Since 2014, Guoga has been married to Aistė Šlapokaitė, a former psychology student and a photo model for clothing brands like Armani Jeans, Prada and Max Mara. Guoga and Šlapokaitė met during her 30th birthday celebrations in a Vilnius night club. Together they have a son (born in 2015 in Brussels) and are expecting a second child in 2016. Guoga also has a son and two daughters from previous relationships.
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