Published on: November 10, 2021 at 19:40 IST
Minister of Revenue, IT, Labour and Employment of Goa
NAME – Jennifer Monserrate
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 01/01/1978
PLACE OF BIRTH – Taleigao, Goa
FATHER’S NAME – John Lobo
MOTHER’S NAME – N/A
SPOUSE – Atanasio Monserrate
SIBLINGS – N/A
CHILDREN – N/A
EDUCATION – BA
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE – N/A
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT – N/A
AWARDS – N/A
BACKGROUND – Jennifer Monserrate is an Indian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Revenue, IT, Labour and Employment of Goa. He is Member of Goa Legislative Assembly from Taleigao constituency. Jennifer Monserrate is the only women Minister in the cabinet as well as the first woman MLA to be elected from Taleigao Constituency of the Goa Legislative Assembly for two successive terms.
Her hobbies are Social service, reading, travelling, nature and environmental trips and photography.
MAJOR INITIATIVES – N/A
CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD –
2005 – Elected to North Goa Zilla Panchayat.
2006 – Elected as Panch of Village Panchayat Taleigao.
2007 – Contested Goa Legislative Assembly from Santa Cruz constituency as United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) candidate but lost against Congress candidate Fernandes Victoria.
2009 – Elected as Panch and Sarpanch of Village Panchayat Taleigao.
2012 – Elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from Teleigao constituency from congress ticket and became an MLA.
2017 – Left INC and joined BJP. Elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from Teleigao constituency and Sworn in as the Minister of Revenue, IT, Labour and Employment of Goa.
CONTROVERSIES/CASES – N/A