Gabriel Boric

Gabriel Boric: Biography in Details

Who is Gabriel Boric?

Gabriel Boric is a Chilean student protest leader, politician, and former law student. Gabriel Boric has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing District 60 of Punta Arenas since March 2014.

He became a Presidential candidate for the leftist electoral coalition and will be sworn as President on March 11, 2022, defeating José Antonio Kast.

His win led him to become the first youngest president of Chile and the second-youngest president of the world. Also, in the country’s history, he has got the highest votes of 56%.

2021 Presidential Candidacy

Gabriel Boric competed against Jose Antonio Kast, Franco Parisi, Sebastian Sichel, Yasna Provoste, Marco Enriquez-Ominami, and Eduardo in the 2021 presidential elections.

On July 18, 2021, Boric won the Apruebo Dignidad primary election for the 2021 Chilean general election and defeated Recoleta mayor Daniel Jadue with approximately 60% of the vote.

Eventually, Gabriel Boric won the election with 56% of the vote against the opponent, Jose Antonio Kasto on December 19, 2021.

What is the full name of Gabriel Boric?

Gabriel was born on the 11th of February 1986, in Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile. His full name is Gabriel Boric Font.

He is the son of Luis Javier Boric (father) and Maria Font (mother). His dad is a chemical engineer and a public employee at Empresa Nacional del Petroleo for more than four decades.

Gabriel Boric is the oldest of three brothers. The name of his one brother is Simon Boric Font. Further, he holds Chilean nationality whereas his ancestry/ethnicity is a mix of Catalan-Croatian.

Education, Early Life

Gabriel Boric attended The British School in his hometown. In 2004, she enrolled at the University of Chile’s Law School in Santiago.

Since high school, he was involved in student activism. In December 2011, he was chosen president of the student union while studying law at the University of Chile. He defeated Camila Vallejo with 30.52% of the votes.

Gabriel Boric then led student protests for free schooling.

Gabriel Boric: Profession Life, Career

In 2013, Gabriel Boric was elected to congress representing Magallanes as an independent. He represents District 60 (currently District 28), which encompasses the Region of Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctic. Boric received a total of 15,418 votes (26.18%), the highest number received by any candidate in the region.

On March 11, 2014, he became a member of the Chamber of Deputies where he sat on the Commissions for Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples; Extreme Zones and the Chilean Antarctic; and Labour and Social Security. Similarly, Boric has been re-elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Magallanes Region in 2017 with wit15,417 votes (24.62%).

Gabriel Boric won the presidential election of 2021 and defeated José Antonio Kast in the race. He will take his position officially from 11 March 2022.

Rumors, Controversy

Gabriel Boric was not surrounded by any desperate rumors or scandals in the past. But he gained the public’s attention after winning Chile’s presential election with the highest vote of almost 56%.

What is Gabriel Boric’s net worth?

As a president, Gabriel Boric is living a lavish lifestyle. However, he hasn’t shared anything regarding his cars and real estate in the media. Gabriel Boric’s net worth is estimated at around $1 million as of 2021.

According to Wikipedia, the Chilean president’s salary is close to $196 thousand.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Gabriel Boric has a decent height with an average weight. He has a brown pair of eyes and as well brown hair color. Likewise, he has shaggy hair and a beard with tattoos on both arms.

However, the measurement of his exact height and weight aren’t available in the media.

Social Media

Gabriel Boric has verified social media sites. He has more than 860k followers on Instagram, 1.1m followers on Twitter, and 177k followers on Facebook.

Furthermore, he is also active on Tiktok with the username @gabrielboric and has over 296.1k followers.

Trivia

• Gabriel Boric was included on the list of 100 young leaders of Chile, published by the Saturday magazine of the newspaper EI Mercurio in 2012.
• He is an avid reader of poetry and history.
• Boric is the first socialist president of Chile and the youngest president in Chile’s history.
• Similarly, he is the second-youngest state leader in the world.
• He is a director of an NGO named Nodo XXI.
• Boric was also a part of the student movement, Autonomous Left.
• He rarely wears a tie.
• Gabriel suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

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