The ceremony, held at Dewan Lapau in the state legislative assembly building in Petra Jaya, was also attended by new Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife, Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang.
It began with the state ministers and assistant ministers receiving their letters of appointment from Taib.
They then took their oath of office before Taib, witnessed by Abang Johari before signing the oath document.
Seven state full ministers took the oath led by Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah Embas, followed by the 18 assistant ministers.
Eight full ministers had been appointed to the state cabinet, but only seven took their oath of office today as Deputy Chief Minister James Jemut Masing was not present at the ceremony.
The appointments saw all the state’s full ministers and assistant ministers retained as before.