The Fälldin I cabinet (Swedish: regeringen Fälldin I) was the government of Sweden from 8 October 1976 to 18 October 1978. It was a coalition majority government between the Centre Party, the People's Party, and the Moderate Party, led by Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin of the Centre Party.[1][2] It was the first non-Social Democratic led cabinet in Sweden in 40 years, after the cabinet of Axel Pehrsson in 1936.[1]
Fälldin's First Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 42nd Cabinet of Sweden | |
 Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin | |
| Date formed | 8 October 1976 |
| Date dissolved | 18 October 1978 |
| People and organisations | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Member parties | Centre Party People's Party Moderate Party |
Status in legislature | Coalition majority |
Opposition parties | Social Democrats Left Party – the Communists |
Opposition leader | Olof Palme (S) |
| History | |
Incoming formation | 1976 election |
Outgoing formation | Nuclear power discord |
| Election | 1976 election |
| Legislature term | 1976–1979 |
| Predecessor | Palme I |
| Successor | Ullsten |
The cabinet was installed following the 1976 general election[1] and resigned due to disagreements over nuclear power policy.[3] It was succeeded by the Ullsten cabinet.[1]
Ministers
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | 8 October 1976 | 7 March 1978 | People's Party | ||||||
| 7 March 1978 | 18 October 1978 | People's Party | |||||||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister of Economics | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| Minister for the Budget | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | People's Party | ||||||
| Minister for Education | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | People's Party | ||||||
| Minister for Justice | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister for Employment | 8 October 1976 | 7 March 1978 | People's Party | ||||||
| 7 March 1978 | 18 October 1978 | People's Party | |||||||
| Minister for Agriculture | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister for Defence | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| Minister of Communications | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister for Housing | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister for Enterprise | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| Ministers without portfolio | |||||||||
| Migration | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | People's Party | ||||||
| Health Care | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| Minister for Schools | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| Energy | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Statsministerämbetet". Government Offices of Sweden (in Swedish). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "Vad är en minoritetsregering?". Politikkollen (in Swedish). 16 April 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ Höglund, Jan (19 June 2021). "Regeringskriser genom tiderna". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2026.