Greece's new cabinet has been named, with Evangelos Venizelos retaining the key position of finance minister.

The new coalition government includes ministers from the country's two main parties - the socialists who have governed for the past two years, and the conservatives, as well as from a smaller right-wing party.

The cabinet is headed by former European Central Bank vice president Lucas Papademos, who was appointed prime minister of the interim government on Thursday.

The new cabinet now faces the task of pushing through a new European debt deal for Greece and ensuring the country receives the next batch of vital bailout loans to stave off a catastrophic default.

The members of the new government -- which must secure crucial rescue funding for the country and push through more tough reforms -- were sworn in at a ceremony conducted by Archbishop Ieronymos.

After the swearing-in ceremony, Papademos convened the Cabinet’s inaugural session before the process of handing over the separate ministries got under way. A confidence vote in the new government is expected on Tuesday night, according to Skai radio.

The focus of vehement criticism by the left-wing opposition, the new cabinet was hailed by the coalition members. Venizelos said it signaled “a change in the country’s political culture.” ND leader Antonis Samaras said it showed his party had achieved four key goals -- to avert a referendum on the EU’s debt deal, to change the prime minister, to create an interim government that would secure rescue funding and to lead the country to early elections.

The announcement of the new cabinet was welcomed by European leaders. French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent a letter of congratulations to Papademos.

“In this crucial period, where so much is at stake, I am certain that you will make a point of taking all of the necessary measures so that Greece continues to play its full role in a strong and united Europe, loyal to its ideals,” Sarkozy wrote.

Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker also hailed the new unity administration, saying he was “very satisfied that Greece now has a stable national unity government.”

“I am confident that the new Greek government, which has a large majority in Parliament, will not leave a shadow of a doubt on its commitment to pull Greece out of the serious situation it finds itself in and that it will honor all its commitments to the eurozone,” Juncker said in a statement.

"On behalf of the European Commission and on my own behalf, I have the pleasure to convey to you our warmest congratulations on the occasion of your appointment as Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic.

I wish you every success in the accomplishment for your future government, in particular in securing the implementation of the decisions taken at the Euro Summit of 26 October. I look forward to working together to address the crucial challenges immediately ahead of us, namely to safeguard financial stability and to bring Greece back to a path of growth and development.

I am confident that Greece will remain a valuable partner in the process of European integration."

The following are the members of the new government, announced at 4pm on 11 November 2011:

Prime Minister	Lucas Papadimos	Nonparty
First Deputy Prime Minister	Theodoros Pangalos	Pasok
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Evangelos Venizelos (also Finance Minister)	Pasok
Citizen Protection Minister	Christos Papoutsis	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Manolis Othonas	Pasok
Culture and Tourism Minister	*Pavlos Yeroulanos	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Yiorgos Nikitiadis	Pasok
Deputy Minister (Tourism)	Petros Alivizatos	New Democracy
Decentralisation & E-Governance Minister	Dimitris Reppas	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Dinos Rovlias	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Pantelis Tzortzakis
Defence Minister	Dimitris Avramopoulos	New Democracy
Alternate Minister	Yiannis Ragousis	Pasok
Alternate Minister	Georgious Georgiou	Laos
Deputy Minister	Kostas Spiliopoulos	Pasok
Development, Competitiveness & Shipping Minister	Michalis Chrysochoidis	Pasok
Deputy Minister (Shipping)	Adonis Georgiadis	Laos
Alternate Minister	Sokratis Xynidis	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Thanos Moraitis	Pasok
Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs Minister	Anna Diamantopoulou	Pasok
Alternate Minister	Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos	New Democracy
Deputy Minister	Evi Christofilopoulou	Pasok
Environment, Energy & Climate Change Minister	Yiorgos Papakonstantinou	Pasok
Alternate Minister	Nikos Sifounakis	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Yiannis Maniatis	Pasok
Finance Minister	Evangelos Venizelos (also Deputy PM)	Pasok
Alternate Minister	Filippos Sachinidis	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Pantelis Economou	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Yiannis Mourmouras	New Democracy
Foreign Minister	Stavros Dimas	New Demoracy
Alternate Minister	Mariliza Xenoyiannakopoulou	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Dimitris Dollis	Pasok
Interior Minister	Anastasios Giannitsis	Former Pasok
Alternate Minister	Fofi Gennimata	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Paris Koukoulopoulos	Pasok
Health and Social Solidarity Minister	Andreas Loverdos	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Dimitris Vartzopoulos	New Democracy
Deputy Minister	Markos Bolaris	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Michalis Timosidis	Pasok
Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister	Makis Voridis	Laos
Deputy Minister	Yiannis Magriotis	Pasok
Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Minister	Miltiadis Papaioannou	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Yiorgos Petalotis	Pasok
Labour and Social Insurance Minister	Yiorgos Koutroumanis	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Yiannis Koutsoukos	Pasok
Rural Development and Food Minister	Kostas Skandalidis	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Yiannis Drivelegas	Pasok
Deputy Minister	Asteris Rontoulis	Laos
State Minister	Yiorgos Stavropoulos