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.

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Fälldin's Second Cabinet
44th Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	12 October 1979
Date dissolved	22 May 1981
People and organisations
Head of state	Carl XVI Gustaf
Head of government	Thorbjörn Fälldin
Member party	Centre Party Liberal People's Party Moderate Party
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government
Opposition party	Social Democrats Left Party - the Communists
Opposition leader	Olof Palme
History
Legislature term(s)	1979-1982
Outgoing formation	Withdrawal of the Moderate Party
Predecessor	Ola Ullsten's Cabinet
Successor	Thorbjörn Fälldin's Third Cabinet

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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.

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