The first cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin (Swedish: Regeringen Fälldin I) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 8 October 1976 to 18 October 1978.

Fälldin's First Cabinet

42nd Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed8 October 1976
Date dissolved18 October 1978
People and organisations
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Member partyCentre Party
Liberal People's Party
Moderate Party
Status in legislatureCoalition majority
Opposition partySocial Democrats
Left Party - the Communists
Opposition leaderOlof Palme
History
Legislature term1976–1979
Outgoing formationNuclear power discord
PredecessorPalme I
SuccessorUllsten

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 of the Centre Party 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

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
Deputy Prime Minister8 October 19767 March 1978 Liberals
7 March 197818 October 1978 Liberals
Minister for Foreign Affairs8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
Minister of Economics8 October 197618 October 1978 Moderate
Minister for the Budget8 October 197618 October 1978 Liberals
Minister for Education8 October 197618 October 1978 Liberals
Minister for Justice8 October 197618 October 1978 Independent
Minister for Health and Social Affairs8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
Minister for Employment8 October 19767 March 1978 Liberals
7 March 197818 October 1978 Liberals
Minister for Agriculture8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
Minister for Defence8 October 197618 October 1978 Moderate
Minister of Communications8 October 197618 October 1978 Moderate
Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
Minister for Housing8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
Minister for Enterprise8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
Minister of Commerce and Industry8 October 197618 October 1978 Moderate
Ministers without portfolio
Migration8 October 197618 October 1978 Liberals
Health Care8 October 197618 October 1978 Moderate
School8 October 197618 October 1978 Moderate
Energy8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre
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Preceded by Cabinet of Sweden
1976–1978
Succeeded by