Palme II cabinet

Palme's Second Cabinet
46th Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	8 October 1982
Date dissolved	12 March 1986
People and organisations
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Olof Palme (until Feb 1986) Ingvar Carlsson
Member party	Social Democrats
Status in legislature	Single-party minority
Opposition party	Moderate Party
Opposition leader	Ulf Adelsohn
History
Legislature terms	1982–1985 1985–1988
Outgoing formation	Assassination of Olof Palme
Predecessor	Fälldin III
Successor	Carlsson I

The second cabinet of Olof Palme (Swedish: Regeringen Palme II) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 8 October 1982 until his assassination on 28 February 1986. The cabinet stayed in office as a caretaker government until 12 March 1986.

The cabinet was a single-party minority government consisting of the Social Democrats. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Olof Palme who had led his party to victory in the 1982 general election. Olof Palme had previously been Prime Minister from October 1969 until defeat in the 1976 general election.

The cabinet resigned on 12 March 1986 as Olof Palme had been assassinated on 28 February 1986. From 28 February to 12 March 1986 the cabinet was led by Deputy Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson whose first cabinet succeeded on 12 March 1986.