Fälldin III cabinet

The third cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin (Swedish: Regeringen Fälldin III) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 22 May 1981 to 8 October 1982.

Fälldin's Third Cabinet
45th Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	22 May 1981
Date dissolved	8 October 1982
People and organisations
Head of state	Carl XVI Gustaf
Head of government	Thorbjörn Fälldin
Member party	Centre Party Liberal People's Party
Status in legislature	Coalition minority government
Opposition party	Social Democrats Left Party - the Communists
Opposition leader	Olof Palme
History
Legislature term(s)	1979–1982
Outgoing formation	Defeat in 1982 general election
Predecessor	Thorbjörn Fälldin's Second Cabinet
Successor	Olof Palme's Second Cabinet

The cabinet was a coalition minority government consisting of the Centre Party and the Liberal People's Party. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin of the Centre Party who had resigned on 5 May 1981 following the withdrawal of the Moderate Party from the second cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin. Thorbjörn Fälldin was reappointed on 22 May 1981 but as head of a two-party minority government.

The cabinet resigned on 8 October 1982 following defeat in the 1982 general election. The cabinet was succeeded by Olof Palme's second cabinet.