Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón
Governor of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
January 2, 2025
Preceded byPedro Pierluisi
20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 2, 2025
Preceded byPedro Pierluisi
Succeeded byPablo Hernández Rivera
Chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party
In office
November 15, 2015 – May 7, 2021
Preceded byCarlos Méndez
Succeeded byÁngel Cintrón
Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 12, 2013 – January 2, 2017
Preceded byLuis Raúl Torres
Succeeded byTatito Hernández
29th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 2009 – January 2, 2013
Preceded byJosé Aponte Hernández
Succeeded byJaime Perelló
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
from the at-large district
In office
January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2017
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
February 28, 2002 – January 2, 2005
Preceded byEdison Misla Aldarondo
Succeeded byLiza Fernández Rodríguez
Personal details
Born
Jenniffer Aydin González Colón

(1976-08-05) August 5, 1976 (age 48)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive
Other political
affiliations		Republican
Spouse(s)
José Yovin Vargas
​
(m. 2022)​
Children2
ResidenceLa Fortaleza
Education
WebsiteHouse website
González's voice
González in opposition to calls for Puerto Rican independence and in favor of Puerto Rican statehood
Recorded June 23, 2023

Jenniffer Aydin González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician. She has been the 190th and current governor of Puerto Rico since 2025. She was the 20th resident commissioner of Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2025.[1]

Before, González-Colón was the chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party, speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, and vice-chair of the PNP.[2][3][4][5]

She is the second elected and third serving female governor, after Sila María Calderón and Wanda Vázquez Garced, and she is also the first and only woman to be elected or serve as Resident Commissioner.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Laura N. Pérez Sánchez (2016-11-09). "Jenniffer González Makes History | El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Jenniffer González exige entrega de documentos fiscales". El Nuevo Día. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  3. ↑ "ADENDI". Elnuevodia.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  4. ↑ "ADENDI". El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  5. ↑ "Sólida la dupla de Rosselló y González en el PNP". El Nuevo Día. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Jenniffer Gonzalez, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico 51st". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.