Mykyta Poturaiev was born in Dnipro, Ukraine on September 4, 1970.

In 1992 graduated Dnipro national university, philology faculty. Mr. Poturaiev has PhD. degree in political science.

Mr. Poturaiev is a  media and political expert. He worked in different media holdings and NPO’s at high-level positions and held the position of the First Deputy Chairman of the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting. 

He is the co-founder of the Quantum Futures Lab, NGO that focuses on problems and challenges of Ukrainian development in global context.

Mr. Poturaiev was advisor for Mr.Volodymyr Zelensky’s, Presidential campaign and “Sluga narodu” election campaign for Ukrainian Parliament. Elected to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of IX Convocation.

In the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of IX Convocation was elected Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy.

Member of Parliament – IX Convocation

Presidency of political party «Golos»

Member of the Committee on national security, defence and intelligence

Ex-Journalist (deputy of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper «Dzerkalo Tyzhnia»)

Education

Alma mater – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Journalism

Professional experience

1992 – 1998 – correspondent, special correspondent, deputy of the editor in political department, editor of political department, deputy of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Kievskiye Vedomosti"

1998 – 2019 – editor in the newspaper «Dzerkalo Tyzhnia»

2014 – 2019 – TV-host of the program «Game In Classic»

Other

Author of the book «Hands rocking the cradle of democracy»

Author of the script of the documentary «Independence. Ukrainian version»

Mr. Alieksieiev is the Member of Ukrainian Parliament representing European Solidarity Party. At the Parliament, he serves as the Head of the Sub-Committee on the Activities of Law Enforcement Agencies, Committee on Law Enforcement. Mr. Alieksieiev is the Co-Head of the Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Italian Republic. Mr. Alieksieiev was named "Legal Counsel of the Year - 2012" and "An Honored Lawyer of Ukraine";. Additionally, he is a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association and the International Bar Association. He has expertise in many public policy areas including judicial reform, anti- corruption reform, and human rights. Mr. Alieksieiev has more than 20 years of experience working in human rights. He had drafted numerous legislative amendments on human rights and the removal of corruption from the public sector.