Jenniffer González
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| Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Pedro Pierluisi |
| Chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party | |
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In office November 1, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Deputy | Abel Nazario |
| Preceded by | Carlos Méndez |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | |
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In office January 12, 2013 – January 2, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Luis Raúl Torres |
| Succeeded by | Tatito Hernández |
| 29th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | |
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In office January 2, 2009 – January 2, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | José Aponte Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Perelló |
| Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the At-large district |
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In office January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2017 |
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| Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 4th district |
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In office February 28, 2002 – January 2, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Edison Misla Aldarondo |
| Succeeded by | Liza Fernández Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
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Jenniffer Aydin González Colón August 5, 1976 San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Political party | New Progressive |
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Republican |
| Education |
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA) Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Aibonito (JD, LLM) |
| Website | House website |
Jenniffer Aydin González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a politician who is Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, serving since January 2017. She has occupied numerous leadership positions in the New Progressive Party (PNP in Spanish). She is also the current Chairwoman of the Puerto Rico Republican Party. Today, González serves in three prominent roles: as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, as vice-chair of the PNP, and as the chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party. Before serving in these roles, she was elected by her peers as the 29th Speaker of the House—becoming the youngest person to hold that post at the age of thirty-two.
In December 2015, González filed her candidacy for the PNP nomination for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico's sole non-voting seat in the Congress. On June 5, 2016, she won the NPP nomination for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. On November 8, 2016, she became the first woman and youngest person to be elected as Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
González was born in San Juan to Jorge González and Nydia Colón, both lifelong public servants. She graduated from University Gardens High School and then studied her bachelor's degree in Political Science at the University of Puerto Rico. Subsequently, she obtained both her juris doctor and an LL.M. from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
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