Ullsten Cabinet

Ullsten Cabinet
43rd Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	18 October 1978
Date dissolved	12 October 1979
People and organisations
Head of government	Ola Ullsten
Head of state	Carl XVI Gustaf
Member party	Liberal People's Party
Status in legislature	Single-party minority government
Opposition party	Social Democrats
Opposition leader	Olof Palme
History
Legislature term(s)	1976-1979
Outgoing formation	Resignation following 1979 general election
Predecessor	Thorbjörn Fälldin's First Cabinet
Successor	Thorbjörn Fälldin's Second Cabinet

The cabinet of Ola Ullsten was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 18 October 1978 to 12 October 1979.

The cabinet was a single-party minority government consisting the Liberal People's Party. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Ola Ullsten who was asked to form a minority government by the Speaker of the Riksdag after several failed attempts to form an active/inactive majority cabinet. This cabinet was the first cabinet consisting only the Liberal People's Party since 1932 and is also the only since then.

The cabinet resigned on 12 October 1979 following the 1979 general election to make way for a coalition majority government led by Thorbjörn Fälldin. The cabinet was succeeded by Thorbjörn Fälldin's Second Cabinet.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister		Ola Ullsten	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Deputy Prime Minister		Sven Romanus	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Independent
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Hans Blix	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for the Economy and the Budget		Ingemar Mundebo	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Education		Jan-Erik Wikström	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Justice		Sven Romanus	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Independent
Minister for Health and Social Affairs		Gabriel Romanus	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Employment		Rolf Wirtén	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Agriculture		Eric Enlund	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Defence		Lars De Geer	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Communications		Anitha Bondestam	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for the Interior		Bertil Hansson	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Housing		Birgit Friggebo	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Enterprise		Erik Huss	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Trade		Hadar Cars	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Migration and Gender Equality		Eva Winther	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's
Minister for Energy		Carl Tham	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	Liberal People's

External links

• The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden