Ingemar Mundebo of the Liberal People's Party became the first minister for the budget in Thorbjörn Fälldin's First Cabinet and he was given the task of handling taxes and salaries, while Gösta Bohman of the Moderate Party was appointed minister of economics with handling the long-term economic policy etc.

[3] The cabinet resigned on 12 October 1979 following the 1979 general election to make way for a coalition majority government led by Thorbjörn Fälldin.

[4] In 1980, Mundebo chose to resign and at the end of June of the same year, Rolf Wirtén was appointed as minister for the budget.

[5] The 1982 general election saw the return of the Swedish Social Democratic Party to power after six years in opposition.

Kjell-Olof Feldt was appointed minister for the budget and of economics in Palme's Second Cabinet.