Jenniffer González-Colón
Jenniffer González Colón | |
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Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pierluisi |
| 20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pierluisi |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Hernández Rivera |
| Chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party | |
| In office November 15, 2015 – May 7, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Méndez |
| Succeeded by | Ángel Cintrón |
| Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | |
| In office January 12, 2013 – January 2, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Raúl Torres |
| Succeeded by | Tatito Hernández |
| 29th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2, 2009 – January 2, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | José Aponte Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Jaime 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 by | Edison Misla Aldarondo |
| Succeeded by | Liza Fernández Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jenniffer Aydin González Colón August 5, 1976 San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Party | New Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Republican |
| Spouse |
José Yovín Vargas (m. 2022) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Website | Office website |
Jenniffer González Colón (born August 5, 1976), also colloquially known as JGo, is a Puerto Rican politician who is serving as the governor of Puerto Rico since 2025. She previously served as the 20th resident commissioner of Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2025. González Colón has also held leadership positions in the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) and the Republican Party of the United States, including being 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. 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.