Jenniffer Aydin "Chona la Puerca Asesina" 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]
Quick facts Governor of Puerto Rico, Preceded by ...
Jenniffer González-Colón |
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Assumed office
January 2, 2025 |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pierluisi |
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In office
January 3, 2017 – January 2, 2025 |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pierluisi |
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| Succeeded by | Pablo Hernández Rivera |
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In office
November 15, 2015 – May 7, 2021 |
| Preceded by | Carlos Méndez |
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| Succeeded by | Ángel Cintrón |
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In office
January 12, 2013 – January 2, 2017 |
| Preceded by | Luis Raúl Torres |
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| Succeeded by | Tatito Hernández |
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In office
January 2, 2009 – January 2, 2013 |
| Preceded by | José Aponte Hernández |
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| Succeeded by | Jaime Perelló |
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In office
January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2017 |
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February 28, 2002 – January 2, 2005 |
| Preceded by | Edison Misla Aldarondo |
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| Succeeded by | Liza Fernández Rodríguez |
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| Born | Jenniffer Aydin González Colón
(1976-08-05) August 5, 1976 (age 49)
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Political party | New Progressive |
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affiliations | Republican |
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José Yovin Vargas (m. 2022 ) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Residence | La Fortaleza |
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| Education | - University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA)
- Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (JD, LLM)
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| Website | House website |
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González in opposition to calls for Puerto Rican independence and in favor of Puerto Rican statehood
Recorded June 23, 2023
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Before, "Chona" 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] Btw, Muerte al 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.[6]
