The government cabinet with the highest proportion of female ministers in Spanish and European history was sworn in today, putting the cap on one of the fastest power transitions in Spain's four decades of democratic rule.
The new Socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is comprised of 11 female ministers overseeing key areas such as the national economy, finance and defense and six men.
Women represented 64.7 per cent of the new Cabinet, above the 62.5 per cent that the Finnish government scored in 2015 according to the statistics of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Most of the new ministers referred to the female majority in their oath-taking today before King Felipe VI.
A court ruling over a kickbacks-for-contracts scheme involving the conservative Popular Party prompted a no confidence vote against Mariano Rajoy, prime minister since 2011.
Sanchez replaced Rajoy last week. He has defined his government as feminist, progressive, pro-European and "a loyal reflection of the best in the society that it aspires to serve."
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