Carlsson's First cabinet | |
|---|---|
 47th Cabinet of Sweden | |
| Date formed | 12 March 1986 |
| Date dissolved | 27 February 1990 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Member party | Social Democrats |
| Status in legislature | Single-party minority |
| Opposition party | Moderate Party Centre Party People's Party |
| Opposition leader | Ulf Adelsohn Carl Bildt |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 1985–1988 1988–1991 |
| Outgoing formation | Failure of financial proposals Motion of no confidence |
| Predecessor | Palme II |
| Successor | Carlsson II |
The first cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson (Swedish: Regeringen Carlsson I) was the cabinet of Sweden between 12 March 1986 and February 1990. The cabinet was formed as a direct consequence of the assassination of the incumbent prime minister Olof Palme on 28 February 1986. After which the Speaker of the Parliament, Ingemund Bengtsson, in accordance with the Constitution of Sweden discharged all ministers.[1]
In the course of the first cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson, Sweden — as well as most other western countries in the late 80s — enjoyed a period of economic expansion. The cabinet undertook a reform of the Swedish tax system, which meant that more income tax went directly to the municipalities, instead of the state. The reform also meant that a flat capital gains tax was implemented. During these years Sweden saw two widely publicised political scandals; the Ebbe Carlsson affair and the Bofors scandal.
- ^ The Swedish Instrument of Government, which is one out of four parts of the Constitution of Sweden, states in Chapter 6, Art. 7, that “If the Prime Minister is discharged or dies, the Speaker shall discharge the other ministers.”