Caption:
Madrid, 05/07/1996. First meeting of the Council of Ministers. Family photo at the entrance to the La Moncloa Palace. In the image, first row, left. From left to right: Eduardo Serra (Defense), Abel Matutes (Foreign Affairs), Francisco Álvarez Cascos (1st Vice President and Presidency), José María Aznar, Rodrigo Rato (2nd Vice President and Economy and Finance), Margarita Mariscal de Gante (Justice), and Jaime Mayor Oreja (Interior). Second row, from left. From left to right: Javier Arenas (Labor and Social Affairs), Rafael Arias Salgado (Development), Esperanza Aguirre (Education and Culture), Josep Piqué (Industry and Energy), and Isabel Tocino (Environment). In the third row, from the left. From left to right: José Manuel Romay Beccaría (Health and Consumer Affairs), Loyola de Palacio (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), and Mariano Rajoy (Public Administrations). Photo: Chema Barroso. ARCHDC