Women make up more than half of ministers in new Spanish cabinet

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was backed for a fresh term in office last week (AP)

Women will hold 12 of the 22 posts in the new government named by Spain’s recently re-elected Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

“The new government is going to have a marked feminist accent with four women deputy prime ministers and more female ministers than male ministers,” Mr Sanchez said.