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Janet Parra Mercado

Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2025
Governor	Jenniffer González
Preceded by	Domingo Emanuelli

Personal details
Political party	New Progressive

Janet Parra Mercado is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer serving as the secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico since 2025.

Life

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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]

References

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^ "Some picks for transition committee suggest a nonpartisan approach". San Juan Daily Star. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
^ "Women lead González Colón's first Cabinet appointments". San Juan Daily Star. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
^ Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (2025-01-01). "Verónica Ferraiuoli and Janet Parra reveal details of their work plan in Jenniffer González's cabinet". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

Legal offices
Preceded by Domingo Emanuelli	Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico 2025–present	Incumbent

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Shadow U.S. Senators	Zoraida Buxó Melinda Romero
U.S. House	Pablo Hernández Rivera, Resident commissioner Roberto Lefranc Fortuño Ricky Rosselló 2 vacant, Shadow Representatives at-large
Executive government	Jenniffer González-Colón, Governor Verónica Ferraiuoli, Secretary of State (appointed) Janet Parra Mercado, Secretary of Justice (appointed) Nelson Pérez Méndez, Acting Secretary of the Treasury (appointed)
Senate	José Luis Dalmau, President Marially González Huertas, President pro tempore Javier Aponte Dalmau, Majority Leader Thomas Rivera Schatz, Minority Leader
House	Tatito Hernández, Speaker Conny Varela, Speaker pro tempore Angel Matos García, Majority Leader Carlos Johnny Méndez, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed)	Maite Oronoz Rodríguez, Chief Justice Rafael Martínez Torres Mildred Pabón Erick Kolthoff Edgardo Rivera García Luis Estrella Martínez Roberto Feliberti Cintrón Angel Colón-Pérez 1 vacant, Associate Justices

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Political party affiliations ▌28 Republicans (27 states, 1 territory) ▌25 Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district) ▌1 New Progressive (1 territory) ▌2 Unknown (2 territories) An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity. State abbreviations link to position articles.