Jaques Wagner (born 16 March 1951) is a Brazilian politician. He was Governor of Bahia from 2007 to 2015[1] and Minister of Defence[2] in 2015. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Since 2019, he has been a Senator for the state of Bahia.[3] He was a political strategist for former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 2022 presidential campaign.