Prometheus co-founder gives up his MP mandate
20 November 2024 23:33
Prometheus co-founder Ivan Prymachenko has resigned from his post as a member of parliament. He announced this on his Facebook page, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Prymachenko noted that he would be able to do more good as CEO of the educational platform.
“The work of the parliament is extremely important. But at this point, I feel that it would be irresponsible of me to leave work on a number of Prometheus strategic programs that are at a crucial stage of their life cycle,” he wrote.
Prymachenko said that he and his team are currently working on educational projects for the military, businesses, war-affected people, doctors, educators, and recovery support initiatives, which together should reach two million listeners in 2025.
“I will be happy to continue to support my colleagues from the Voice faction and all MPs who work for the good of the country outside of the parliament in every way possible,” he added.
In his comments, Prymachenko wrote that he would not have given up his mandate if he had been immediately elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019, as he would have had time to do more.
“High-profile positions are of little importance, the main question is where I can do the most good. And in this case, the answer is obvious to me,” he admitted.
It should be noted that on November 6, the CEC recognized Ivan Prymachenko as a member of parliament from the Voice party.
He was elected to the parliament after the death of Oleh Makarov, a member of the faction.
What we know about Ivan Prymachenko
Ivan Prymachenko was born in 1990 in Donetsk and is currently 34 years old. He is a graduate of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, majoring in history.
He was a member of the supervisory board of the CEDOS think tank and an expert of the Education and Science Reform group of the Of the Reanimation Package of Reforms. He is the head of the first project of mass online courses in Ukraine, University Online.
In 2014, he co-founded the public online course platform Prometheus. He is also the founder of the student portal “Seize the Moment!”, which brings together the best universities in Ukraine.
In 2018-2019, he studied at Stanford University in the United States as part of The Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program.
