Thorbjörn Fälldin
Thorbjörn Fälldin | |
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Fälldin smoking his signature pipe | |
| Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 12 October 1979 – 8 October 1982 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Ola Ullsten |
| Succeeded by | Olof Palme |
| In office 8 October 1976 – 18 October 1978 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Olof Palme |
| Succeeded by | Ola Ullsten |
| Leader of the Centre Party | |
| In office 21 June 1971 – 5 December 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Gunnar Hedlund |
| Succeeded by | Karin Söder (Acting) |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 1 January 1971 – 5 December 1985 | |
| Constituency | Västernorrland County |
| Member of the Second Chamber | |
| In office 1958–1971 | |
| Constituency | Västernorrland County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin 24 April 1926 Högsjö, Sweden |
| Died | 23 July 2016 (aged 90) Ås, Sweden |
| Party | Centre |
| Spouse |
Solveig Fälldin (m. 1956) |
| Cabinet | |
| Signature | |
Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin (24 April 1926 – 23 July 2016) was a Swedish politician and farmer who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1976 to 1978 and again from 1979 to 1982. From 1971 to 1985, he was leader of the Centre Party.
Upon first taking office in 1976, he was the first non-Social Democratic prime minister in 40 years, and the first since the 1930s not having worked as a professional politician since his teens. He was also the last Swedish prime minister to not be from the Social Democrats or Moderate Party.