Giorgio Boccardo

He was born on 20 February 1982 in the Chilean city of Viña del Mar. He completed his primary education at the Scuola Italiana Arturo Dell'Oro, located in the commune of Valparaíso. He later pursued higher education beginning in 2003, enrolling in the sociology program at the University of Chile, after having previously studied civil engineering for three years at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV). He subsequently completed a master’s degree in Latin American studies and a doctorate in social sciences, both at the University of Chile. == Political career ==

During his university years, he was a member of the executive board of the Federation of Students of the University of Chile (FECh), which was led by Nicolás Grau during the 2005–2006 period. He later ran as a candidate to succeed Grau, representing the SurDA movement, and was elected president of the FECh in late 2006. He was also a member of the Advisory Council for the ESUP in 2007 and served as a university senator between 2008 and 2010. He has worked as an academic and researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Chilea nd served as director of Fundación Nodo XXI between 2012 and 2022. Undersecretary and Minister A member of the Comunes party, in February 2022 he was appointed by then president-elect Gabriel Boric as Undersecretary of Labour, a position he assumed on 11 March 2022 with the formal start of the administration. He was confirmed in the post the following day. ==References==