Jaques Wagner

Brazilian politician

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)

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.

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]

References

^ "Jaques Wagner (PT) lidera disputa pelo governo do estado" Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine. Datafolha. December 23, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-10-20. (in Portuguese)
^ "Jewish governor named Brazil's minister of defense". The Times of Israel. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "Governador - Governo do Estado da Bahia". Governador da Bahia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "Jacques Wagner named Brazilian minister of defense". Haaretz. Haaretz. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "Jaques Wagner". Federal Senate. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

External links

Media related to Jaques Wagner at Wikimedia Commons

Jaques Wagner - Candidato a reeleição - Governador da Bahia (in Portuguese)
Jaques Wagner (in Portuguese)
Reeleição Jaques Wagner (in Portuguese)
Jaques Wagner conversa com os internautas (in Portuguese)
www.financista.com.br

Political offices
Preceded by Aldo Rebelo	Minister of Institutional Affairs 2005–2006	Succeeded by Tarso Genro
Preceded by Paulo Jobim Filho	Minister of Labour and Employment 2003–2004	Succeeded by Ricardo Berzoini
Preceded by Paulo Souto	Governor of Bahia 2007–2015	Succeeded by Rui Costa
Preceded by Celso Amorim	Minister of Defence 2015	Succeeded by Aldo Rebelo
Preceded by Aloizio Mercadante	Chief of Staff of the Presidency 2015–2016	Succeeded by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Cabinet of Dilma Rousseff (2011–16)

Cabinet
Minister of Agrarian Development	Afonso Florence (2011–12) Pepe Vargas (2012–14) Miguel Rossetto (2014) Patrus Ananias (2015–16)
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply	Wagner Rossi (2011) Mendes Ribeiro Filho (2011–13) Antônio Andrade (2013–14) Neri Geller (2014–15) Kátia Abreu (2015–16)
Minister of Cities	Mário Negromonte (2011–13) Aguinaldo Ribeiro (2013–14) Gilberto Occhi (2014–15) Gilberto Kassab (2015–16) Inês da Silva Magalhães (2016)
Minister of Communications	Paulo Bernardo (2011–15) Ricardo Berzoini (2015) André Figueiredo (2015–16)
Minister of Culture	Ana de Hollanda (2011–14) Marta Suplicy (2014–15) Juca Ferreira (2015–16)
Minister of Defence	Nelson Jobim (2011) Celso Amorim (2011–15) Jaques Wagner (2015) Aldo Rebelo (2015–16)
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade	Fernando Pimentel (2011–14) Mauro Borges Lemos (2014–15) Armando Monteiro (2015–16)
Minister of Education	Fernando Haddad (2011–12) Aloizio Mercadante (2012–14) José Henrique Paim (2014–15) Cid Gomes (2015) Renato Janine Ribeiro (2015) Aloizio Mercadante (2015–16)
Minister of the Environment	Izabella Teixeira (2011–16)
Minister of Finances	Guido Mantega (2011–15) Joaquim Levy (2015) Nelson Barbosa (2015–16)
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture	Ideli Salvatti (2011) Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011–12) Marcelo Crivella (2012–14) Eduardo Lopes (2014–15) Helder Barbalho (2015)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Antonio Patriota (2011–13) Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (2013–15) Mauro Vieira (2015–16)
Minister of Health	Alexandre Padilha (2011–14) Arthur Chioro (2014–15) Marcelo Castro (2015–16)
Minister of Justice	José Eduardo Cardozo (2011–16) Eugênio Aragão (2016)
Minister of Labour and Employment	Carlos Lupi (2011) Brizola Neto (2012–13) Manoel Dias (2013–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015–16)
Minister of Mines and Energy	Edison Lobão (2011–15) Eduardo Braga (2015–16) Marco Antônio Almeida (2016)
Minister of National Integration	Fernando Bezerra Coelho (2011–13) Gilberto Occhi (2015–16)
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management	Miriam Belchior (2011–15) Nelson Barbosa (2015) Valdir Simão (2015–16)
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations	Aloizio Mercadante (2011–12) Marco Antonio Raupp (2012–14) Clélio Campolina Diniz (2014–15) Aldo Rebelo (2015) Celso Pansera (2015–16)
Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger	Tereza Campello (2011–16)
Minister of Social Security	Garibaldi Alves Filho (2011–15) Carlos Eduardo Gabas (2015)
Minister of Sports	Orlando Silva (2011) Aldo Rebelo (2011–15) George Hilton (2015–16) Ricardo Leyser (2016)
Minister of Tourism	Pedro Novais (2011) Gastão Vieira (2011–14) Vinicius Lages (2014–15) Henrique Eduardo Alves (2015–16) Alessandro Teixeira (2016)
Minister of Transports	Alfredo Nascimento (2011) Paulo Sérgio Passos (2011–13) César Borges (2013–14) Paulo Sérgio Passos (2014–15) Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (2015–16)
Minister of Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights	Nilma Lino Gomes (2015–16)

Cabinet-level
Secretary of Civil Aviation	Wagner Bittencourt (2011–13) Moreira Franco (2013–15) Carlos Gabas (2015–16)
Secretary of Human Rights	Maria do Rosário (2011–14) Ideli Salvatti (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Institutional Affairs	Luiz Sérgio Nóbrega (2011) Ideli Salvatti (2011–14) Ricardo Berzoini (2014–15) Pepe Vargas (2015)
Secretary of Micro and Small Business	Guilherme Afif Domingos (2013–15)
Secretary of Politics for Women	Iriny Lopes (2011–12) Eleonora Menicucci (2012–15)
Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality	Luiza Helena de Bairros (2011–15) Nilma Lino Gomes (2015)
Secretary of Ports and Water Transports	Leônidas Cristino (2011–13) Antonio Pinheiro (2013–14) César Borges (2014–15) Edson Coelho Araújo (2015) Helder Barbalho (2015–16) Maurício Muniz (2016)
Secretary of Social Communication	Helena Chagas (2011–14) Thomas Traumann (2014–15) Edinho Silva (2015–16)
Secretary of Strategic Affairs	Moreira Franco (2011–13) Marcelo Neri (2015) Roberto Mangabeira (2015)
Vice President	Michel Temer (2011–16)
Chief of Staff of the Presidency	Antonio Palocci (2011) Gleisi Hoffmann (2011–14) Aloizio Mercadante (2014–15) Jaques Wagner (2015–16) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2016)
Attorney General	Luis Inácio Adams (2011–16) José Eduardo Cardozo (2016)
Comptroller General	Jorge Hage (2011–15) Valdir Simão (2015) Luiz Navarro de Britto (2016)
Secretary of Government	Ricardo Berzoini (2015–16)
Secretary of Institutional Security	José Elito Carvalho Siqueira (2011–15)
Chief of Military House of the Presidency	Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos (2015–16)
Secretary-General of the Presidency	Gilberto Carvalho (2011–15) Miguel Rossetto (2015)
President of the Central Bank	Alexandre Tombini (2011–16)

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Virgílio Clímaco Damásio Manuel Vitorino Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca Virgílio Clímaco Damásio José Gonçalves da Silva Tude Soares Neiva Leal Ferreira Rodrigues Lima Luiz Vianna Severino Vieira José Marcelino de Sousa João Ferreira de Araújo Pinho Aurélio Rodrigues Viana Bráulio Xavier José Joaquim Seabra Góis Calmon Vital Soares Frederico Augusto Rodrigues da Costa Bastos do Amaral Artur Neiva Raimundo Rodrigues Barbosa Juracy Magalhães Antônio Fernandes Dantas Landulfo Alves Renato Onofre Pinto Aleixo Bulcão Viana Carneiro da Rocha Cândido Caldas Octávio Mangabeira Régis Pacheco Antônio Balbino Juracy Magalhães Lomanto Júnior Luiz Viana Filho Antônio Carlos Magalhães Roberto Santos Antônio Carlos Magalhães João Durval Carneiro Waldir Pires Nilo Coelho Antônio Carlos Magalhães Ruy Trindade Antônio Imbassahy Paulo Souto César Borges Paulo Souto Jaques Wagner Rui Costa Jerônimo Rodrigues