Fälldin II Cabinet

Fälldin's Second Cabinet
44th cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	12 October 1979
Date dissolved	22 May 1981
People and organisations
Head of government	Thorbjörn Fälldin
Head of state	Carl XVI Gustaf
Member party	Centre Party Liberal People's Party Moderate Party
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government
Opposition party	Social Democrats
Opposition leader	Olof Palme
History
Legislature term(s)	1979-1982
Outgoing formation	Withdrew of the Moderate Party
Predecessor	Ola Ullsten's Cabinet
Successor	Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet

The second cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 12 October 1979 to 22 May 1981.

The cabinet was a coalition majority government consisting of the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Moderate Party. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin who had led his party to a second victory in the 1979 general election. Thorbjörn Fälldin had previously been Prime Minister of Sweden from 1976 until his first cabinet resigned in October 1978 following a vote of confidence.

The cabinet resigned on 5 May 1981 (but stayed in office until 22 May 1981) following the withdrawal of the Moderate Party. The cabinet was succeeded by Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister		Thorbjörn Fälldin	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Centre
Deputy Prime Minister		Ola Ullsten	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Ola Ullsten	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Minister for the Economy		Gösta Bohman	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
		Rolf Wirtén	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Minister for the Budget		Ingemar Mundebo	12 October 1979	31 July 1980	Liberal People's
		Rolf Wirtén	31 July 1980	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Minister for Education		Jan-Erik Wikström	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Minister for Justice		Håkan Winberg	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
		Carl Axel Petri	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	Independent
Minister for Health and Social Affairs		Karin Söder	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Centre
Minister for Employment		Rolf Wirtén	12 October 1979	31 July 1980	Liberal People's
		Ingemar Eliasson	31 July 1980	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Minister for Agriculture		Anders Dahlgren	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Centre
Minister for Defence		Eric Krönmark	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
		Anders Dahlgren	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	Centre
Minister for Communications		Ulf Adelsohn	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
		Olof Johansson	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	Centre
Minister for the Interior		Karl Boo	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Centre
Minister for Housing		Birgit Friggebo	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Minister for Enterprise		Nils G. Åsling	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Centre
Minister for Trade		Staffan Burenstam Linder	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
		Jan-Erik Wikström	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	Liberal People's
Ministers without portfolio
Health Care		Elisaber Holm	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
Staff		Olof Johansson	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Centre
School		Britt Mogård	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
Migration and Equality		Karin Andersson	12 October 1979	22 May 1981	Centre
Planning		Georg Danell	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate
Energy and Criminals		Carl Axel Petri	6 November 1979	22 May 1981	Independent

External links

• The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden

Preceded by Ola Ullsten's Cabinet

Cabinet of Sweden 1979–1981

Succeeded by Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet