Fälldin III cabinet
Fälldin's Third Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||