MADRID, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was sworn in Saturday for a second term by King Juan Carlos during a ceremony at the Zarzuela Palace near Madrid.

    Zapatero named nine female and eight male ministers in his new government, the first time that women outnumber men in the cabinet in Spanish history.

    Following is the lineup of the new Spanish cabinet:

    First Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Spokeswoman: Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega Sanz

    Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance: Pedro Solbes Mira

    Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: Miguel Angel Moratinos

    Justice Minister: Mariano Fernandez Bermejo

    Defense Minister: Carme Chacon Piqueras

    Interior Minister: Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba

    Development Minister: Magdalena Alvarez Arza

    Minister of Education, Social Policy and Sports: Mercedes Cabrera Calvo-Sotelo

    Minister of Labor and Immigration: Celestino Corbacho Chaves

    Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce: Miguel Sebastian Gascon

    Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Marine: Elena Espinosa Mangana

    Minister of Public Administration: Elena Salgado Mendez

    Culture Minister: Cesar Antonio Molina Sanchez

    Minister of Health and Consumption: Bernat Soria Escoms

    Housing Minister: Beatriz Corredor Sierra

    Equality Minister: Bibiana Aido Almagro

    Minister of Science and Innovation: Cristina Garmendia Mendizabal