Jan-Erik Enestam

Jan-Erik Enestam
Enestam in 2005.
Minister of the Environment
In office 17 April 2003 – 31 December 2006
Prime Minister	Matti Vanhanen
Preceded by	Jouni Backman
Succeeded by	Stefan Wallin
Minister of Defence
In office 15 April 1999 – 17 April 2003
Prime Minister	Paavo Lipponen
Preceded by	Anneli Taina
Succeeded by	Matti Vanhanen
Leader of the Swedish People’s Party
In office 1998–2006
Preceded by	Ole Norrback
Succeeded by	Stefan Wallin
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office 22 March 1991 – 20 March 2007
Personal details
Born	(1947-03-12) 12 March 1947 (age 77) Västanfjärd, Finland
Political party	Swedish People’s Party
Spouse	Solveig Dahlqvist
Children	3
Alma mater	Åbo Akademi University
Occupation	Politician

Jan-Erik Enestam (born 12 March 1947 in Västanfjärd)^[1] is a Finnish politician from the Swedish People's Party. He served as Minister of Defence from 1999 to 2003 under Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen and Minister of the Environment under Prime Ministers Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Matti Vanhanen from 2003 to 2006.

Enestam was the Municipal Director of Västanfjärd between 1978 and 1983 and a Project Chief at the Nordic Council of Ministers during the period 1983–1991. He was a member of Finland's parliament, the Eduskunta, from 1991 until 2007 and a member of the government between 1995 and 2006 in various posts.

He led the Swedish People's Party from 1998 until 2006. He was succeeded by Stefan Wallin as leader at the beginning of 2007.