Jaques Wagner (; born 16 March 1951) is a Brazilian politician who was Governor of Bahia from 2007 to 2015"Jaques Wagner (PT) lidera disputa pelo governo do estado" . Datafolha. December 23, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-10-20. and Minister of Defence in 2015.
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.
Since 2019, he serves as a Senator for the state of Bahia.
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Jaques Wagner - Candidato a reeleição - Governador da Bahia Jaques Wagner Reeleição Jaques Wagner Jaques Wagner conversa com os internautas www.financista.com.br