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 formed | 8 October 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 12 March 1986 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Head of government | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson |
| Member party | Social Democrats |
| Status in legislature | Single-party minority government |
| Opposition party | Moderate Party |
| Opposition leader | Ulf Adelsohn |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1982 general election 1985 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 1982-1985 1985-1988 |
| Outgoing formation | Assassination of Olof Palme |
| Predecessor | Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet |
| Successor | Ingvar Carlsson's First Cabinet |
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
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme | 8 October 1982 | 28 February 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ingvar Carlsson | 28 February 1986 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Lennart Bodström | 8 October 1982 | 17 October 1985 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Sten Andersson | 17 October 1985 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Finance | Kjell-Olof Feldt | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Education | Lena Hjelm-Wallén | 8 October 1982 | 17 October 1985 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Lennart Bodström | 17 October 1985 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Justice | Ove Rainer | 8 October 1982 | 10 November 1983 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Sten Wickbom | 15 November 1983 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Health and Social Affairs | Sten Andersson | 8 October 1982 | 17 October 1995 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Gertrud Sigurdsen | 17 October 1985 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Employment | Anna-Greta Leijon | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Agriculture | Svante Lundkvist | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Defence | Börje Andersson | 8 October 1982 | 1 December 1982 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Curt Boström | 1 December 1982 | 17 January 1983 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Anders Thunborg | 17 January 1983 | 14 October 1985 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Roine Carlsson | 14 October 1985 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Communications | Curt Boström | 8 October 1982 | 30 June 1985 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Sven Hulterström | 30 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for the Interior | Bo Holmberg | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Housing | Hans Gustafsson | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for the Environment | Ingvar Carlsson | 17 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Enterprise | Thage G. Peterson | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministers without portfolio | |||||||||
| Energy | Birgitta Dahl | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| School | Bengt Göransson | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Foreign Trade | Mats Hellström | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Salaries and Consumer | Bengt K Å Johansson | 17 October 1985 | 12 March 1996 | Social Democratic | |||||
| International Development Cooperation | Lena Hjelm-Wallén | 17 October 1985 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Migration | Anita Gradin | 8 October 1982 | 12 March 1986 | Social Democratic | |||||
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| Preceded by Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet |
Cabinet of Sweden 1982–1986 |
Succeeded by Ingvar Carlsson's First Cabinet |
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