Jennifer Monserrate
Jennifer Monserrate | |
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Monserrate in 2024 | |
| Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Atanasio Monserrate |
| Constituency | Taleigao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Monserrate 24 March 1970 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2019) |
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| Spouse | Babush Monserrate |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Jennifer Monserrate (born 24 March 1970) was an Indian social worker and politician who is a three-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Taleigao constituency since 2012. In July 2019, she was appointed as a Cabinet Minister for Revenue, IT, Labour and Employment under Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Monserrate succeeded Rohan Khaunte who was earlier the Minister of Revenue and IT. She was the only woman minister in Pramod Sawant's cabinet as well as the first woman MLA to be elected from Taleigao constituency. She was one of the ten members of Indian National Congress who joined Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2019.