Fälldin III cabinet
Appearance
Fälldin's Third Cabinet | |
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![]() 45th Cabinet of Sweden | |
Date formed | 22 May 1981 |
Date dissolved | 8 October 1982 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Member party | Centre Party Liberal People's Party |
Status in legislature | Coalition minority |
Opposition party | Social Democrats Left Party - the Communists |
Opposition leader | Olof Palme |
History | |
Legislature term | 1979–1982 |
Outgoing formation | 1982 election |
Predecessor | Fälldin II |
Successor | Palme II |
The third cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin (Swedish: Regeringen Fälldin III) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 22 May 1981 to 8 October 1982.
The cabinet was a coalition minority government consisting of the Centre Party and the Liberal People's Party. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin of the Centre Party who had resigned on 5 May 1981 following the withdrawal of the Moderate Party from the second cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin. Thorbjörn Fälldin was reappointed on 22 May 1981 but as head of a two-party minority government.
The cabinet resigned on 8 October 1982 following defeat in the 1982 general election. The cabinet was succeeded by Olof Palme's second cabinet.
Ministers
[edit]Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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Prime Minister | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
Deputy Prime Minister | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Minister of Economics/Budget | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Minister for Education | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Minister for Justice | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Independent | ||||||
Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
Minister for Employment | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Minister for Agriculture | 22 May 1981 | 4 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
4 October 1982 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | |||||||
Minister for Defence | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
Minister for Communications | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
Minister for Housing | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Minister for Enterprise | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
Minister of Commerce and Industry | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Ministers without portfolio | |||||||||
Health Care | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Liberals | ||||||
Staff | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
School | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre | ||||||
Migration and Equality | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre |