Jan-Erik Enestam

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Jan-Erik Enestam (2005)

Jan-Erik Enestam (born March 12, 1947 in Västanfjärd , today: Kimitoön ) is a former Finnish politician who was Minister of Defense in 1995 and again from 1999 to 2003 and Minister of the Interior from 1995 to 1999 . He was also chairman of the Swedish People's Party SFP (Svenska folkpartiet) from 1998 to 2006, and Environment Minister from 2003 to 2006 . He also served as Secretary General of the Nordic Council from 2007 to 2013 .

Life

University degree, government official and MP

Jan-Erik Enestam, son of Bengt Enestam and his wife Anita Enestam, completed a degree in political science after attending school and graduated with a master's degree in 1973 . He was from 1972 to 1974 research assistant of the provincial government of Åland and 1974 research assistant of the Tourism Authority before it was from 1974 to 1978 office head of the provincial administration of Åland. During this time he was also acting assistant for development planning between 1974 and 1977. After he was local director of Västanfjärd from 1978 to 1983 and then from 1983 to 1991 project manager at the Council of Ministers of the Nordic Council.

Enestam began his political career in local politics when he first became chairman of the Västanfjärd local council in 1989. He was further on 1 August 1990 special assistant to Defense Minister Elisabeth Rehn until May 31, 1991 In the election on March 17, 1991 , he was for the Swedish People's Party SFP (Svenska Folkpartiet) for the first time as a member of the Diet (Eduskunta) chosen and belonged until March 20, 2007. During his parliamentary membership he was a member of the Finance Committee and the Administrative Committee.

Defense, interior and environment ministers and party chairman

In the Aho cabinet , Enestam took over as ministerial office for the first time on January 2, 1995, replacing Elisabeth Rehn as defense minister (Puolustusministeri) and as minister in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and held both offices until April 13, 1995. In the subsequent cabinet, Lipponen I held he held the post of Interior Minister (Sisäasiainministeri) between April 13, 1995 and April 15, 1999 . On June 14, 1998, he succeeded Ole Norrback as chairman of the Swedish People's Party SFP (Svenska folkpartiet) and held this position for almost eight years until June 11, 2006, after which Stefan Wallin became his successor. As such, he was the top candidate of the SFP in the election on March 21, 1999 , in which his party received 137,330 votes (5.12 percent) and was able to maintain its twelve seats in the Reichstag. In the Lipponen II cabinet that was subsequently formed , he then acted again between April 15, 1999 and April 17, 2003 as Minister of Defense and at the same time as Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On October 24, 2002 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique .

In the election on March 16, 2003 , Jan-Erik Enestam was again the top candidate of the Swedish People's Party, which this time received 128,824 votes (4.61 percent) and lost three of its twelve seats and was therefore only represented by eight members in the Reichstag. The Swedish People's Party subsequently also joined the Jäätteenmäki cabinet , in which Enestam was Environment Minister (Ympäristöministeri) from April 17 to June 24, 2003, as well as being Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the Vanhanen I cabinet that was formed afterwards , he continued to be Environment Minister and Minister in the Foreign Ministry from June 24, 2003 until he was replaced by Stefan Wallin on December 31, 2006.

Secretary General of the Nordic Council and Family

After leaving the government and the Reichstag, Jan-Erik Enestam succeeded Norwegian Frida Nokken as Secretary General of the Nordic Council in August 2007 . He remained in this post until December 31, 2013, after which the Swede Britt Bohlin became his successor there on January 1, 2014.

His marriage to Solveig Viola Enestam Dahlqvist in 1970 gave birth to the three children Pontus, Petra and Jan-Anton Enestam.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Cabinet Aho
  2. ^ Cabinet Lipponen I.
  3. ↑ Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue: Chairmen
  4. ^ Election on March 21, 1999
  5. ^ Cabinet Lipponen II
  6. ↑ Finland: April 15, 1999
  7. ↑ Election on March 16, 2003
  8. ↑ Jäätteenmäki cabinet
  9. ↑ Vanhanen I cabinet
  10. ^ Nordic Council: Secretaries-general in Rulers
personal data
SURNAME Enestam, Jan-Erik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish politician, member of the Reichstag
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Västanfjärd , today: Kimitoön