In politics, he is the co-founder of the
Unity Party of Guyana, a pro-capitalist party seeking to bring more foreign investment to Guyana (which made him an opposite to his parents, who were
socialists). In 2006, Jagan, joined with
Peter Ramsaroop, Paul Hardy and Rupert Roopnarine to form the Guyana Third Force. In 2011, Jagan returned to the party of his father, the
People's Progressive Party (PPP), having previously been a leading critic of it, along with Ramsaroop, the leader of Vision Guyana. Joey Jagan subsequently joined with People's National Congress and campaigned vigorously for their eventual victory in the Presidential election (a political/social organization in Guyana). ==Personal life==