Tim 'S Jongers

Tim 'S Jongers (b. 1981) grew up in extreme poverty. It wasn’t until the age of thirty that he started studying political science, at the University of Antwerp. He worked at a Dutch research institute and eventually ended up in local and national social-democratic politics. If anyone knows poverty from all sides – through experience, academia and policy – it is Tim 'S Jongers. He therefore has a unique perspective on how to really tackle poverty.