Evan Enwerem

Evan Enwerem (; 29 October 1935 – 2 August 2007) was a Nigerian politician who served as the 7th president of the Nigerian Senate in 1999. He was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Early life Enwerem was born in Ikeduru, Imo State, Nigeria, on 29 October 1935. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Enwerem beat his chief rival, Senator Chuba Okadigbo, for the Senate presidency on 3 June 1999.

The then President of the Senate, David Mark, learned of the news of Enwerem's death. Mark declined to formally announce the news to the Senate because most of Enwerem's family were out of the country at the time. The then Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, issued a statement through her adviser, Funke Egbemode, saying that Enwerem's death "would leave a gaping hole in the nation's legislative history."