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Giorgio Jackson Drago
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Giorgio Jackson in 2018
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| Minister of Social Development | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 11 August 2023 |
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| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Paula Poblete |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 6 September 2022 |
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| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Juan José Ossa |
| Succeeded by | Ana Lya Uriarte |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, District 10 (Santiago, Providencia, Ñuñoa, Macul, San Joaquín and La Granja) | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Felipe Harboe |
| President of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Student Federation | |
| In office 26 November 2010 – 25 November 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joaquín Walker |
| Succeeded by | Noam Titelman |
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Kenneth Giorgio Jackson Drago
February 6, 1987 Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Political party | Revolución Democrática |
| Residences | Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Congressman |
| Profession | Industrial engineer |
| Committees | Science and Technology, Treasure |
| Website | giorgiojackson.cl |
Kenneth Giorgio Jackson Drago (born 6 February 1987) is a Chilean politician and engineer. He served as Chile's Minister of Social Development from September 2022 to August 2023. Before that, he was the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency.
Jackson is a founder of the Democratic Revolution political party. He was also a key leader in the student protests of 2011. He helped create the Broad Front political group. He also supported Beatriz Sánchez for president.
After the 2011 protests, Jackson and other student leaders started the Democratic Revolution party. In 2013, he was elected as a deputy for Santiago Centro. A deputy is like a member of parliament who helps make laws. He was re-elected in 2017 for a new district. Public opinion polls often showed him with high approval. However, his approval ratings dropped while he was a minister in President Gabriel Boric's government.
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Biography
Giorgio Jackson was born in Viña del Mar, Chile, on 6 February 1987. He went to a private school in Providencia, a part of Santiago.
When he was in middle school, Jackson started volunteering for Un Techo para Chile. This organization helps build homes for people in need. He volunteered with them for six years. During his teenage years, he also played volleyball. He was even part of the national team for younger players in 2004 and 2006.
In 2004, he began studying civil industrial engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He finished his degree in 2013. While at university, he helped create the Student and Worker Center of the Catholic University (CET). This group aimed to help students and workers.
Becoming a Student Leader
In 2008, Jackson joined a student movement called New University Action (NAU). As the president of the Catholic University's Student Federation, he became a main leader of the student movement in 2011. He worked alongside other important student leaders like Camila Vallejo.
The student protests in 2011 were about making education fairer and more affordable. Jackson was a spokesperson for the Confederation of Students of Chile (Confech). He strongly criticized the government's ideas about education.
Jackson spoke in important meetings, including one with the Senate of Chile's Education Commission. He argued that the government should make sure everyone has a right to education. He also traveled to Europe with other student leaders. They spoke to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
At first, Jackson said he didn't plan to become a politician. But on January 7, 2012, he started a political movement called the Democratic Revolution.
Entering Politics
In December 2012, Jackson announced he would run to become a deputy for Santiago. Even though he ran as an independent, he had support from center-left parties. He chose to fund his campaign only with money from his supporters. He did not accept money from big companies.
On November 17, he was elected as a deputy. He received a large number of votes in his district. Jackson was one of four student leaders who became deputies in those elections. The others were Camila Vallejo, Gabriel Boric, and Karol Cariola. After his election, he supported Michelle Bachelet for president.
Working as a Congressman
Jackson started his job as a deputy on March 11, 2014. In the Congress, he worked on the Education Commission. He also joined the Citizen Security Commission. This commission looked into how the police worked in poorer areas of the country.
From 2016, Jackson helped build the Broad Front. This is a group of different left-leaning political parties and citizen movements. They formed for the 2017 elections and supported Beatriz Sánchez for president.
In the elections of November 19, 2017, Jackson was re-elected as a deputy. He received the most votes of any deputy. He had said several times that he would not run for a third term.
Jackson led Gabriel Boric's presidential election campaign in 2021. After Boric won, many thought Jackson might become the Interior Minister.
Images for kids
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Jackson with the other members of the FEUC directive board of 2010–11.
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Jackson in a student march.
See also
In Spanish: Giorgio Jackson para niños
