Jorge Sharp

Jorge Esteban Sharp Fajardo (born 25 March 1985) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was the mayor of Valparaíso from 2016 to 2024.

Early life Born in Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region, he is the son of Leonor Fajardo Filipic and Jorge Sharp Galetovic. His father in 2013 was decorated as a "illustrious citizen" of the Region.

He began as a student leader in Magallanes, being part of FESES' regional re-founding (1999–2000), and his school (Liceo Salesiano San José) student center's president. In 2015 he graduated as a lawyer.

During his university period, Sharp was an active participant in the 2006 student protests in Chile and became a founding member of Autonomous Left (IA), a left-wing organization led by then fellow law student Gabriel Boric. He ran for president of Student Center of the PUCV Law School in 2006, and the following year for president of the PUCV Student Federation (FEPUCV). Sharp did not win either election. In 2008, he was part of the PUCV Student Cordon.