Jennifer Monserrate
Indian politician (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jennifer Monserrate (born 24 March 1970) is an Indian politician who is a three-term member from the Taleigao Assembly constituency of the Goa Legislative Assembly.[1] She is the incumbent Cabinet Minister for Revenue, IT, Labour and Employment under Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. She assumed office of Minister of Revenue and IT in July 2019.
Jennifer Monserrate | |
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Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Preceded by | Atanasio Monserrate |
Constituency | Taleigao |
Personal details | |
Born | Jennifer Monserrate (1970-03-24) 24 March 1970 (age 54) |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Atanasio Monserrate |
Occupation | Politician |
She succeeded Rohan Khaunte who was earlier the Minister of Revenue & IT. She is the only woman Minister in Pramod Sawant's Cabinet as well as the first woman MLA to be elected from Taleigao Assembly for two successive terms.
She was one of the ten members of Indian National Congress who joined Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2019.[2][3]