Palme I cabinet

Olof Palme's First Cabinet

41st Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed14 October 1969
Date dissolved8 October 1976
People and organisations
MonarchGustaf VI Adolf (until 1973)
Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Member partySocial Democrats
Status in legislatureSingle-party majority (until 1970)
Single-party minority (from 1970)
Opposition partyCentre Party
Liberal People's Party
Moderate Party
Opposition leaderGunnar Hedlund (C) (until 1971)
Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) (from 1971)
History
Legislature terms1970–1973
1973–1976
PredecessorErlander III
SuccessorFälldin I

The first cabinet of Olof Palme was the cabinet and government of Sweden from 14 October 1969[1] to 8 October 1976.[2]

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]

  1. ^ "1969 | olofpalme.org". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Tage Erlander avgår och Olof Palme tillträder". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ Östberg (2009)