Janet Parra Mercado | |
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Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico | |
Acting | |
Assumed office January 2, 2025 | |
Governor | Jenniffer González |
Preceded by | Domingo Emanuelli |
Personal details | |
Born | Bayamón,Puerto Rico |
Political party | New Progressive |
Education | University of Puerto Rico,Río Piedras (BA,JD) |
Janet Parra Mercado is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer serving as the secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico since 2025.
Graduated from Colegio Santa Rosa in Bayamón,Puerto Rico. Earned a Bachelor degree in Labor Relations from the University of Puerto Rico and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
Parra Mercado was a prosecutor and head of the organized crime division of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. As of 2024,she was a member of the New Progressive Party platform committee and a private practice lawyer. [1]
On January 2,2025,she was appointed secretary of justice of Puerto Rico by governor Jenniffer González-Colón. [2] [3]