Pedro Taques

{{short description|Brazilian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Entrevistas Diversas (17713048960).jpg

| office = Governor of Mato Grosso

| term_start = 1 January 2015

| term_end = 1 January 2019

| predecessor = Silval Barbosa

| successor = Mauro Mendes

| office1 = Senator from Mato Grosso

| term_start1 = 1 February 2011

| term_end1 = 1 January 2015

| birth_name = José Pedro Gonçalvez Taques

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cuiabá, Brazil

| alma_mater = University of Taubaté

| party = SOLIDARIEDADE {{small|(2020–present)}}

| otherparty = {{Plainlist|

• PSDB {{small|(2015–2020)}}
• PDT {{small|(2010–2015)}}

}}

}}

José Pedro Gonçalves Taques (born March 15, 1968) is a Brazilian teacher and politician. He has previously as governor of Mato Grosso and senator for the same state.[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/10/1527792-senador-pedro-taques-pdt-e-eleito-governador-de-mato-grosso.shtml Taques is elected governor of Mato Grosso]. Folha de S.Paulo, 05/10/2014 His ticket won against Lúdio Cabral and Tetê Bezerra in 2014.