Dmytro Kostiuk

Ukrainian journalist and politician

Дмитро Костюк
Official portrait, 2019
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 August 2019Preceded byVolodymyr LytvynConstituencyZhytomyr Oblast, No. 65 Personal detailsBorn (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 30)
Novohrad-Volynskyi (now Zviahel), UkrainePolitical partyServant of the PeopleOther political
affiliations
  • Independent
  • Democratic Alliance

Dmytro Serhiyovych Kostiuk (Ukrainian: Дмитро Сергійович Костюк; born 1 June 1993) is a Ukrainian journalist and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 65th electoral district as a member of Servant of the People.

Early life and career

Dmytro Serhiyovych Kostiuk was born on 1 June 1993 in Novohrad-Volynskyi, within Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine (now named Zviahel). He graduated from the historical faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He worked as a journalist at Espreso TV, and was a member of the "Indivisible Ukraine" non-governmental organisation. He was also chairman of the Holosiivskyi District branch of the Democratic Alliance party.[1]

Political career

Kostiuk ran in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as the candidate of Servant of the People for People's Deputy of Ukraine in Ukraine's 65th electoral district. At the time of his campaign, he was an independent. Kostiuk defeated his closest opponent, incumbent People's Deputy Volodymyr Lytvyn, by a margin of 10.09%, winning 35.73% of the vote in total.[2]

As a People's Deputy, Kostiuk is a member of the Servant of the People faction and the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agriculture and Land Policies.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Костюк Дмитро Сергійович" [Kostiuk, Dmytro Serhiyovych]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №65" [Information about counting of voters' votes in single-mandate electoral district No. 65]. Central Election Commission (Ukraine). Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Костюк Дмитро Сергійович" [Kostiuk, Dmytro Serhiyovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 November 2022.