| John W. Forbes II | |
| Office: | 10th Virginia Secretary of Finance |
| Governor: | Jim Gilmore |
| Term Start: | May 31, 2001 |
| Term End: | January 12, 2002 |
| Predecessor: | Ronald L. Tillett |
| Successor: | John M. Bennett |
| Birth Name: | John Wesley Forbes II |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Old Dominion University State University of New York |
John Wesley Forbes II (born August 24, 1956) is an American government official who served as Virginia Secretary of Finance in the cabinet of Republican Jim Gilmore. He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2010 for embezzling from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission.[1]