Dr Ferenc Baja (born 4 July 1955)[1] is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Environment and Regional Development between 1994-98.

[2] He finished Zipernowsky Károly Secondary Technical School of High Voltage Electrical Industry in Pécs in 1974 following his military service he studied in Szeged for a year, then enrolled in the Faculty of Arts of Kossuth Lajos University in Debrecen, where he acquired a degree in cultural education in 1982, then a doctoral title in film aesthetics.

[1] In the 1988 local by-election in Nyíregyháza he was elected council member, then joined the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP).

He held the position of Political Secretary of State of the Prime Minister's Office in charge of civil society relations and information in preparation for European integration since June 2002.

From 1 January 2007 to 29 May 2010, he served as Secretary of State of the Prime Minister' Office during the cabinets of Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai.