The first cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin (Swedish: Regeringen Fälldin I) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 8 October 1976 to 18 October 1978.
Fälldin's First Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 42nd Cabinet of Sweden | |
| Date formed | 8 October 1976 |
| Date dissolved | 18 October 1978 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Member party | Centre Party Liberal People's Party Moderate Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | Social Democrats Left Party - the Communists |
| Opposition leader | Olof Palme |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 1976–1979 |
| Outgoing formation | Nuclear power discord |
| Predecessor | Palme I |
| Successor | Ullsten |
The cabinet was a coalition majority government consisting the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Moderate Party. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin of the Centre Party who had led his party to victory in the 1976 general election.
The cabinet resigned on 18 October 1978 following discord in the area involving nuclear power. The cabinet was succeeded by Ola Ullsten's First Cabinet.
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 | Liberals | ||||||
| 7 March 1978 | 18 October 1978 | Liberals | |||||||
| 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 | Liberals | ||||||
| Minister for Education | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Liberals | ||||||
| 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 | Liberals | ||||||
| 7 March 1978 | 18 October 1978 | Liberals | |||||||
| 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 | Liberals | ||||||
| Health Care | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| School | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate | ||||||
| Energy | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Centre | ||||||