Persson cabinet

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Persson's Cabinet
51st Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	22 March 1996
Date dissolved	6 October 2006
People and organisations
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Göran Persson
Member party	Social Democrats
Status in legislature	Single-party minority
Opposition party	Moderate Party
Opposition leader	Carl Bildt (1998–1999) Bo Lundgren (1999–2006)
History
Elections	1998 election 2002 election
Predecessor	Carlsson III
Successor	Reinfeldt

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Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between 22 March 1996 and 6 October 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister. Following the 2006 general election, he and the Persson Cabinet (Swedish: Regeringen Persson) lost power to a centre-right coalition government.