Senate of Spain
Upper house of the Cortes Generales
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| August 17 2023 | Pedro Rollán becomes President of the Senate, representing the People's Party during the XV Legislature. |
| July 23 2023 | Last election held for the Senate of Spain, resulting in the composition of the 15th Senate with representatives from various political groups including the People's Party, Socialist Group, Republican Left–EH Bildu Group, and others. |
| July 12 2021 | Ander Gil becomes President of the Senate, representing the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party during the XIV Legislature. |
| 2019 | Establishment of current Senate committee leadership, with all chairs from the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) taking their positions for their respective committees. |
| December 3 2019 | Pilar Llop becomes President of the Senate, representing the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party during the XIV Legislature. |
| May 21 2019 | Manuel Cruz becomes President of the Senate, representing the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party during the XIII Legislature. |
| October 2017 | The Senate exercised its power to discipline regional governments by removing the Catalonia regional government, granting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy the authority to dissolve the regional legislature and govern directly from Madrid. |
| 2011 | Senate election ballot process changed, allowing parties to choose the order of candidates instead of alphabetical sorting. |
| December 13 2011 | Pío García-Escudero becomes President of the Senate, representing the People's Party during the X Legislature. |
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