# Fälldin II cabinet

The second cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin (Swedish: Regeringen Fälldin II) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 12 October 1979 to 22 May 1981.
The cabinet was a coalition majority government consisting of 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 a second victory in the 1979 general election. Thorbjörn Fälldin had previously been Prime Minister of Sweden from 1976 until his first cabinet resigned in October 1978 following a vote of confidence.
The cabinet resigned on 5 May 1981 (but stayed in office until 22 May 1981) following the withdrawal of the Moderate Party. The cabinet was succeeded by Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet.

## Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ola Ullsten | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Ola Ullsten | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Minister of Economics | Gösta Bohman | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Minister of Economics | Rolf Wirtén | 5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Minister for the Budget | Ingemar Mundebo | 12 October 1979 | 31 July 1980 | Liberals |
| Minister for the Budget | Rolf Wirtén | 31 July 1980 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Minister for Education | Jan-Erik Wikström | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Minister for Justice | Håkan Winberg | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Minister for Justice | Carl Axel Petri | 5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | Independent |
| Minister for Health and Social Affairs | Karin Söder | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Minister for Employment | Rolf Wirtén | 12 October 1979 | 31 July 1980 | Liberals |
| Minister for Employment | Ingemar Eliasson | 31 July 1980 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Minister for Agriculture | Anders Dahlgren | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Minister for Defence | Eric Krönmark | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Minister for Defence | Anders Dahlgren | 5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Minister for Communications | Ulf Adelsohn | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Minister for Communications | Olof Johansson | 5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government | Karl Boo | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Minister for Housing | Birgit Friggebo | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Minister for Enterprise | Nils G. Åsling | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Staffan Burenstam Linder | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Jan-Erik Wikström | 5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | Liberals |
| Ministers without portfolio ||||||
| Health Care | Elisabet Holm | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Staff | Olof Johansson | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Minister for Schools | Britt Mogård | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Migration and Equality | Karin Andersson | 12 October 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Centre |
| Planning | Georg Danell | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate |
| Energy and Criminals | Carl Axel Petri | 6 November 1979 | 22 May 1981 | Independent |