In 2012 Jardim earned a PhD in Economics from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, at the Technical University of Lisbon.
[1] George Jamaloodin became the Finance Minister in the cabinet of Gerrit Schotte and had to deal with issues as pensions, costs of healthcare and education and the number of civil servants which were a threat to the country's future financial position.
[1] Shortly after his resignation, the Netherlands indicated to Curaçao that it needed to fix its budget for the coming year and the government of Schotte fell.
[5] After the one year mark of the Asjes cabinet several members of the Estates of Curaçao were in general unhappy with the results made, Eugène Cleopa of the majority Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal and opposition member Armin Konket of the Party for the Restructured Antilles both praised Jardim for bringing the country's finances back on track.
[6] When Earl Balborda resigned as Minister of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning in March 2015, Jardim took over his post in an interim capacity.
[8] Jardim was Minister on the behalf of Glenn Sulvaran, an independent member of the Estates of Curaçao who formerly belonged to the Party for the Restructured Antilles.