Jaques Wagner
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50th Governor of Bahia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 2007 – 1 January 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant |
Edmundo Santos Otto Alencar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Paulo Souto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Rui Costa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16 March 1951||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Workers' Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Fátima Mendonça | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (dropped out) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Judaism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Passivo (Passive) |
Jaques Wagner (born March 16, 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]
References
- ↑ "Jaques Wagner (PT) lidera disputa pelo governo do estado". Datafolha. December 23, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-10-20. (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). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Jacques Wagner named Brazilian minister of defense". Haaretz. Haaretz. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
- Jaques Wagner - Candidato a reeleição - Governador da Bahia (Portuguese)
- Jaques Wagner (Portuguese)
- Reeleição Jaques Wagner (Portuguese)
- Jaques Wagner conversa com os internautas
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Preceded by Aloízio Mercadante |
Chief of Staff of the Presidency 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Attempted) Eva Chiavon (Provisional) Eliseu Padilha |
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