Palme II cabinet

(Redirected from Palme II Cabinet)

The second cabinet of Olof Palme (Swedish: Regeringen Palme II) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 8 October 1982 until his assassination on 28 February 1986. The cabinet stayed in office as a caretaker government until 12 March 1986.

Palme's Second Cabinet

46th Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed8 October 1982
Date dissolved12 March 1986
People and organisations
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterOlof Palme (until Feb 1986)
Ingvar Carlsson
Member partySocial Democrats
Status in legislatureSingle-party minority
Opposition partyModerate Party
Opposition leaderUlf Adelsohn
History
Legislature terms1982–1985
1985–1988
Outgoing formationAssassination of Olof Palme
PredecessorFälldin III
SuccessorCarlsson I

The cabinet was a single-party minority government consisting of the Social Democrats. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Olof Palme who had led his party to victory in the 1982 general election. Olof Palme had previously been Prime Minister from October 1969 until defeat in the 1976 general election.

The cabinet resigned on 12 March 1986 as Olof Palme had been assassinated on 28 February 1986. From 28 February to 12 March 1986 the cabinet was led by Deputy Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson whose first cabinet succeeded on 12 March 1986.

Ministers

edit
Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister8 October 198228 February 1986 Social Democrats
28 February 198612 March 1986 Social Democrats
Deputy Prime Minister8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Foreign Affairs8 October 198217 October 1985 Social Democrats
17 October 198512 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister of Economics
Minister for the Budget
Minister for Finance
8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Education8 October 198217 October 1985 Social Democrats
17 October 198512 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Justice8 October 198210 November 1983 Social Democrats
15 November 198312 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Health and Social Affairs8 October 198217 October 1995 Social Democrats
17 October 198512 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Employment8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Agriculture8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Defence8 October 19821 December 1982 Social Democrats
1 December 198217 January 1983 Social Democrats
17 January 198314 October 1985 Social Democrats
14 October 198512 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Communications8 October 198230 June 1985 Social Democrats
30 June 198512 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government
Minister for Civil Service Affairs
8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Housing8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for the Environment17 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Minister for Enterprise8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Ministers without portfolio
Energy8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
School8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Foreign Trade8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
Salaries and Consumer17 October 198512 March 1996 Social Democrats
International Development Cooperation17 October 198512 March 1986 Social Democrats
Migration8 October 198212 March 1986 Social Democrats
edit
Preceded by Cabinet of Sweden
1982–1986
Succeeded by