Carlsson III cabinet

The Carlsson's III Cabinet (Swedish: Regeringen Carlsson III) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 7 October 1994 to 22 March 1996.

Carlsson's Third Cabinet
50th Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	7 October 1994
Date dissolved	22 March 1996
People and organisations
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Ingvar Carlsson
Member party	Social Democrats
Status in legislature	Single-party minority (1994–1996) with confidence and supply from The Left and The Centre 161 / 349 (46%)
Opposition party	Moderate Party
Opposition leader	Carl Bildt
History
Legislature term	1994–1998
Outgoing formation	Retirement of Carlsson
Predecessor	Bildt
Successor	Persson

The cabinet was a single-party minority government consisting the Social Democrats. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson who had led his party to victory in the 1994 general election. Ingvar Carlsson had previously been Prime Minister from 1986 until defeat in the 1991 general election.

The cabinet resigned on 22 March 1996 as Ingvar Carlsson retired from political life. The cabinet was succeeded by the cabinet of Göran Persson.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Ingvar Carlsson	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Deputy Prime Minister	Mona Sahlin	7 October 1994	10 November 1995		Social Democrats
	Lena Hjelm-Wallén	10 November 1995	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Lena Hjelm-Wallén	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Finance	Göran Persson	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Education	Carl Tham	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Justice	Laila Freivalds	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Health and Social Affairs	Ingela Thalén	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Employment	Anders Sundström	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Agriculture	Margareta Winberg	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Defence	Thage G. Peterson	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Communications	Ines Uusmann	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Civil Service Affairs	Marita Ulvskog	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Housing	Jörgen Andersson	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for the Environment	Anna Lindh	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Enterprise	Sten Heckscher	7 October 1994	5 February 1996		Social Democrats
	Jörgen Andersson	5 February 1996	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister for Culture	Margot Wallström	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Ministers without portfolio
Coordination	Jan Nygren	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
International Development Cooperation	Pierre Schori	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Minister of Foreign Trade	Mats Hellström	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Social Security	Anna Hedborg	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Schools	Ylva Johansson	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats
Migration	Leif Blomberg	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats

External links

• The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden

Preceded by Carl Bildt's Cabinet

Cabinet of Sweden 1994–1996

Succeeded by Göran Persson's Cabinet