Career
He represented Dewdney in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a Social Cr member. He was born in New Westminister, British Columbia, the son of Johannes Jacobsen and Elida Ericsen, and was educated in Mission. He was mayor of Maple Ridge from 1976 to 1981.
Jacobsen served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour and Consumer Services and as Minister of Social Services and Housing.
He ran for the leadership of the Social Cr Party in 1991.