Palme II Cabinet

Palme's Second Cabinet
46th Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	8 October 1982
Date dissolved	12 March 1986
People and organizations
Head of government	Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson
Head of state	Carl XVI Gustaf
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
Previous	Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet
Successor	Ingvar Carlsson's First Cabinet

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

The cabinet was a single-party minority government consisting 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 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

External links

• The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden