14th Senate of Spain


The 14th Senate of Spain is the current meeting of the Senate of Spain, the upper house of the Spanish Cortes Generales, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 10 November 2019. The Senate met for the first time on 3 December 2019. According to the Constitution of Spain the maximum legislative term of the senate is 4 years from the preceding election.

Election

The 14th Spanish general election was held on 10 November 2019. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party remained the largest party in the Senate but fell short of a majority again.

History

The new senate met for the first time on 3 December 2019 and after two rounds of voting Pilar Llop was elected as President of the Senate of Spain.
Other members of the Bureau of the Senate were also elected on 3 December 2019: Cristina Narbona, First Vice-President; Pío García-Escudero, Second Vice-President; Francisco Fajardo, First Secretary; Imanol Landa, Second Secretary; Rafael Hernando, Third Secretary; and Cristina Ayala, Fourth Secretary.

Deaths, resignations and regional legislature appointments

The 14th senate has seen the following deaths, resignations and regional legislature appointments:

Elected senators