Palme I Cabinet
The first cabinet of Olof Palme was the cabinet and government of Sweden from 14 October 1969[1] to 8 October 1976.[2]
| Olof Palme's First Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 41st Cabinet of Sweden | |
| Date formed | 14 October 1969 |
| Date dissolved | 8 October 1976 |
| People and organisations | |
| King | Gustaf VI Adolf (until 1973) Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Head of government | Olof Palme |
| Status in legislature | Single-party majority government (1969–1970) Single-party minority government (1970–1976) |
| Opposition party | Centre Party Liberal People's Party Moderate Party |
| Opposition leader | Gunnar Hedlund (C) (1969–1971) Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) (1971–1976) |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1970–1973 1973–1976 |
| Predecessor | Erlander III |
| Successor | Fälldin I |
Swedish politics during the reign of this cabinet was eventful. During this period, a wave of major strikes broke out and the IB affair, a covert domestic espionage program perpetrated by the state was uncovered. The Norrmalmstorg robbery and subsequent hostage situation took place in 1973, and two years later the West German Embassy siege occurred.[3]
Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Office | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme | 14 October 1969 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
| Minister for Justice | Lennart Geijer | 14 October 1969 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Torsten Nilsson | 14 October 1969 | 30 June 1971 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Krister Wickman | 30 June 1971 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Sven Andersson | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for International Development Cooperation | Gertrud Sigurdsen | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Disarmament and Religious Affairs | Alva Myrdal | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Minister for Defence | Sven Andersson | 14 October 1969 | 31 October 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Eric Holmqvist | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister for Health and Social Affairs | Sven Aspling | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Families, Youth and Immigrants | Camilla Odhnoff | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Communications | |||||||||
| Minister for Communications | Bengt Norling | 14 October 1969 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Ministry for Finance | Gunnar Sträng | 14 October 1969 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Wages | Bertil Löfberg | 14 October 1969 | 1 November 1975 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Wages and Nordic Cooperation | Kjell-Olof Feldt | 1 November 1975 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Education | |||||||||
| Minister for Education | Ingvar Carlsson | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Bertil Zachrisson | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Teaching | Sven Moberg | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Schools | Lena Hjelm-Wallén | 4 January 1974 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Agriculture | |||||||||
| Minister for Agriculture | Ingemund Bengtsson | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Svante Lundkvist | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Ministry of Trade | |||||||||
| Minister for Trade | Gunnar Lange | 14 October 1969 | 9 October 1970 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Kjell-Olof Feldt | 3 October 1970 | 1 November 1975 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Nordic Cooperation | Kjell-Olof Feldt | 3 October 1970 | 1 November 1975 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of the Interior/Ministry of Employment | |||||||||
| Minister for the Interior | Eric Holmquist | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ingemund Bengtsson | 3 November 1973 | 31 December 1973 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Employment | Ingemund Bengtsson | 1 January 1974 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Immigrants and Equality | Anna-Greta Leijon | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Housing | |||||||||
| Minister for Housing | Ingvar Carlsson | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Public Administration | |||||||||
| Minister of Public Administration | Svante Lundkvist | 14 October 1969 | 3 November 1973 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Hans Gustafsson | 3 November 1973 | 31 December 1973 | Social Democratic | ||||||
| Minister for Counties and Municipalities | Hans Gustafsson | 1 January 1974 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Religious Affairs | Hans Gustafsson | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Industry | |||||||||
| Minister for Industry | Krister Wickman | 14 October 1969 | 30 June 1971 | Social Democratic | |||||
| Rune B. Johansson | 30 June 1971 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democratic | ||||||
References
Bibliography
- Östberg, Kjell (2009). När vinden vände. Olof Palme 1969–1986. Leopard Förlag. ISBN 978-9173433167.
Footnotes
- "1969 | olofpalme.org". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Tage Erlander avgår och Olof Palme tillträder". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- Östberg (2009)
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