Palme II cabinet

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Palme's Second Cabinet
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46th Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed8 October 1982
Date dissolved12 March 1986
People and organisations
Monarch Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister Olof Palme (until Feb 1986)
Ingvar Carlsson
Member party Social Democrats
Status in legislature Single-party minority
Opposition party Moderate Party
Opposition leader Ulf Adelsohn
History
Legislature terms 1982–1985
1985–1988
Outgoing formation Assassination of Olof Palme
Predecessor Fälldin III
Successor Carlsson I

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.

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

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 8 October 198228 February 1986  Social Democrats
28 February 198612 March 1986  Social Democrats
Deputy Prime Minister 8 October 198212 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for Foreign Affairs 8 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 Education 8 October 198217 October 1985  Social Democrats
17 October 198512 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for Justice 8 October 198210 November 1983  Social Democrats
15 November 198312 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for Health and Social Affairs 8 October 198217 October 1995  Social Democrats
17 October 198512 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for Employment 8 October 198212 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for Agriculture 8 October 198212 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for Defence 8 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 Communications 8 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 Housing 8 October 198212 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for the Environment 17 October 198212 March 1986  Social Democrats
Minister for Enterprise 8 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
Preceded by Cabinet of Sweden
1982–1986
Succeeded by

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