Editing Ingvar Carlsson (section)

== Early political career ==

[[File:Olof Palme, Tage Erlander, Sten Andersson and Ingvar Carlsson 1968.jpg|thumb|left|Carlsson (far right) in 1968, with [[Olof Palme]] (left), [[Tage Erlander]] (center), and [[Sten Andersson]] (right).]]

After finishing studies Carlsson got a job in Erlander's staff, along with other young aides such as Palme and [[Bengt K. Å. Johansson]].<ref>{{harvnb|Ruin|1989|p=131}}</ref> Erlander called this group "the boys".<ref>{{harvnb|Ruin|1989|p=134}}</ref> In 1965, Carlsson attended [[Northwestern University]] in [[Illinois]] in the United States as a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright scholar]] studying economics.<ref name="Kates (2021)">{{cite web |url=https://www.northwestern.edu/international-relations/news/2021/international-honorary-degrees.html |publisher=[[Northwestern University]] |title=Looking Back at Northwestern's International Honorary Degree Recipients |first=Margaret |last=Kates |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref> After returning home, he was elected member of the [[Parliament of Sweden|Swedish Parliament]]. In the same year, he also became leader of the [[Swedish Social Democratic Youth League]]. He had the following ministerial posts: Minister of Education 1969–1973, Minister of Housing 1973–1976, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden|deputy prime minister]] 1982–1986.

In 1984, Carlsson announced an increase in government spending on [[research and development]], to rise by 2% more than inflation. This came amid wider budget cuts, when several departments saw their spending reduced by the same percentage.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Dickson|first=David|title=Sweden Boosts R & D Spending|date=23 March 1984|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|volume=223|issue=4642|page=1275|doi=10.1126/science.223.4642.1275.c |jstor=1692781|pmid=17759355 }}</ref> He was deputy prime minister to Prime Minister Olof Palme when Palme was [[Assassination of Olof Palme|assassinated]].<ref>{{harvnb|Elgán|Scrobbie|2015|p=17}}</ref>