Pavlo Kostenko Explained

Pavlo Kostenko
Павло Костенко
Parliament:Ukraine
Term Start:27 November 2014
Term End:29 August 2019
Birth Date:9 October 1976
Birth Place:Drohobych, Lviv Oblast
Nationality:Ukrainian
Party:Samopomich Union
Alma Mater:Drohobych State Pedagogical University

Pavlo Petrovych Kostenko (born 9 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and civic activist, member of Parliament of Ukraine of 8th convocation, member of the Parliamentary faction Samopomich Union.[1]

Kostenko again took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for Samopomich on its national election list.[2] But in the election the party won 1 seat (in one of the electoral constituencies) while only scoring 0.62% of the national (election list) vote.[3]

Biography

Kostenko was born in Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. He graduated from the Drohobych State Pedagogical University in 2000, with a specialist degree in organisation management, pedagogics and methods of education and basics of informatics.[4]

Kostenko started career in 2000, filling the position of head of the marketing department in TruskavetsInvest. Since 2001 worked in engineering as head of marketing and trade department. In 2003-2009 held the position of deputy director at UKO Ukraine, in 2009-2012 director at the Instrumental Centre. From 2012 he served as the director of Profix Ukraine. In 2013 he co-founded the NGO Initiative of the Free and Responsible VOLA.

Kostenko is married and has two children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliamentary document. itd.rada.gov.ua.
  2. Web site: "Самопоміч" відкрила повний список кандидатів: українці обурені кількістю підприємців . 10 June 2019 .
  3. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-elections/2748306-cec-counts-100-percent-of-vote-in-ukraines-parliamentary-elections.html CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections
  4. Web site: Павло Костенко . 10 September 2014 .