The first cabinet of Thorbjörn Fälldin (Swedish: Regeringen Fälldin I) was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 8 October 1976 to 18 October 1978.

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Fälldin's First Cabinet
42nd Cabinet of Sweden
Date formed	8 October 1976
Date dissolved	18 October 1978
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)	1976-1979
Outgoing formation	Resignation due nuclear power discord
Predecessor	Olof Palme's First Cabinet
Successor	Ola Ullsten's Cabinet

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The cabinet was a coalition majority government consisting 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 victory in the 1976 general election.

The cabinet resigned on 18 October 1978 following discord in the area involving nuclear power. The cabinet was succeeded by Ola Ullsten's First Cabinet.

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