Jaques Wagner

Jaques Wagner (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒaks ˈvaɡneʁ]; born 16 March 1951) is a Brazilian politician who was Governor of Bahia from 2007 to 2015^[1] and Minister of Defence^[2] in 2015.

Jaques Wagner
Senator for Bahia
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2019
Preceded by	Roberto Muniz
Previous positions 50th Governor of Bahia In office 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2014 Vice Governor Edmundo Santos (2007–2010) Otto Alencar (2011–2014) Preceded by Paulo Souto Succeeded by Rui Costa Chief of Staff of the Presidency In office 2 October 2015 – 16 March 2016 President Dilma Rousseff Preceded by Aloizio Mercadante Succeeded by Eliseu Padilha Minister of Defence In office 1 January 2015 – 2 October 2015 President Dilma Rousseff Preceded by Celso Amorim Succeeded by Aldo Rebelo Minister of Institutional Affairs In office 20 July 2005 – 31 March 2006 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Preceded by Aldo Rebelo Succeeded by Tarso Genro Minister of Labour and Employment In office 1 January 2003 – 23 January 2004 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Preceded by Paulo Jobim Filho Succeeded by Ricardo Berzoini Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 1 February 1991 – 1 January 2003 Constituency Bahia
Personal details
Born	(1951-03-16) 16 March 1951 (age 73) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	PT (1980–present)
Spouse	Fátima Mendonça ​ (m. 1990)​
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (dropped out)

Wagner, whose parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland, was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1951. In his youth, he was a member of the Labor Zionist youth organization Habonim Dror. He was a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT), as well as the Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT), a union which has organized more than seven million members. He won reelection in the 2010 Bahia gubernatorial election.^[3][4]

Since 2019, he serves as a Senator for the state of Bahia.^[5]