Fälldin I Cabinet

Fälldin's First Cabinet
42nd cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	8 October 1976
Date dissolved	18 October 1978
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)	1976-1979
Outgoing formation	Resignation due nuclear power discord
Predecessor	Olof Palme's First Cabinet
Successor	Ola Ullsten's Cabinet

The first cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 8 October 1976 to 18 October 1978.

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 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

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister		Thorbjörn Fälldin	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre
Deputy Prime Minister		Per Ahlmark	8 October 1976	7 March 1978	Liberal People's
		Ola Ullsten	7 March 1978	18 October 1978	Liberal People's
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Karin Söder	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre
Minister for the Economy		Gösta Bohman	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Moderate
Minister for the Budget		Ingemar Mundebo	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Liberal People's
Minister for Education		Jan-Erik Wikström	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Liberal People's
Minister for Justice		Sven Romanus	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Independent
Minister for Health and Social Affairs		Rune Gustavsson	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre
Minister for Employment		Per Ahlmark	8 October 1976	7 March 1978	Liberal People's
		Rolf Wirtén	7 March 1978	18 October 1978	Liberal People's
Minister for Agriculture		Anders Dahlgren	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre
Minister for Defence		Eric Krönmark	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Moderate
Minister for Communications		Bo Turesson	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Moderate
Minister for the Interior		Johannes Antonsson	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre
Minister for Housing		Elvy Olsson	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre
Minister for Enterprise		Nils G. Åsling	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre
Minister for Trade		Staffan Burenstam Linder	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Moderate
Ministers without portfolio
Migration		Ola Ullsten	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Liberal People's
Health Care		Ingegerd Troedsson	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Moderate
School		Britt Mogård	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Moderate
Energy		Olof Johansson	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Centre

External links

• The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden

Preceded by Olof Palme's First Cabinet

Cabinet of Sweden 1976–1978

Succeeded by Ola Ullsten's Cabinet