EU monitors said there had been irregularities in the elections

Emmanuel Kasonde who was President Chiluba's first finance minister when he was elected in 1991, returns to the post.

Katele Kalumba, who was finance minister under Mr Chiluba, is now foreign minister, and Enoch Kavindele remains vice president.

Anti-corruption

Mr Mwanawasa will hold the defence portfolio in the 19-member cabinet.

Zambia's third president, who was sworn-in last week, told MPs and his new ministers that he would not tolerate graft in his new government.

"Ministers will have no room for corruption or advancement of personal interest. Any betrayal of these ideals will lead to us parting company," he said.

However, the continuing controversy over the bitterly fought election is refusing to die down.

Opposition

The 53-year-old lawyer won less than 30% of the vote in the 27 December, with both local and international monitoring teams saying the poll was flawed. The opposition has vowed to bring its protests over the results to parliament, where the ruling party are just short of an overall majority.

It has until 16 January to lodge a legal appeal against the official results, based on their allegations of vote-rigging.

President Chiluba, Zambia's leader since 1991, stood down after protests prevented him amending the constitution and running for a third term.

But the opposition shot itself in the foot by not fielding a joint candidate against Mr Mwanawasa.