Jennifer Narvaez Austria-Barzaga (born September 22, 1975) is a Filipino politician who has been the Mayor of the City of Dasmariñas since 2019 and had previously held this position from 2007 until 2016.

Early life and education

Barzaga born on September 22, 1975, to Nicanor Austria and Anician Narvaez. She educated elementary at the Dasmariñas Bagong Bayan Elementary School-C. She was placed Best in Math at the time. She later studied secondary at the Immaculate Conceptsion Academy, and tertiary and graduated at the De La Salle University-Dasmariñas. Barzaga became a staff nurse at the DLSU-UMC after her graduation.

Political career

Barzaga became a

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councilor of Barangay San Simon in 1997. In 2007, Barzaga became the mayor of Dasmariñas after she won in the

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. She campaigned successfully for the cityhood of the municipality in 2009, and was made its first city mayor. She was later elected in 2010 and 2013. Barzaga ran as the member of the

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, which she won. She won again as mayor in the 2019 election.

Personal life

Barzaga married Elpidio Barzaga Jr., former mayor of Dasmariñas and current congressman. They have three children, including Francisco, ("Kiko"), an incumbent councilor of the same city. On November 16, 2015, Barzaga played

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and

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while she attended the city's employees' sportsfest.

References

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