The 13th Senate of Spain was a meeting of the

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, the

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of the Spanish

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, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the

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held on 28 April 2019. The Senate met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and was dissolved prematurely on 24 September 2019.

Election

The 13th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 28 April 2019. It saw the

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(PSOE) become the largest party in the Senate for the first time since

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, while securing its first overall majority since

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History

The new senate met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and elected Manuel Cruz (PSOE) as

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. Other members of the Bureau of the Senate were also elected on 21 May 2019:

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(PSOE), First Vice-President;

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(PP), Second Vice-President; Fernando Martínez (PSOE), First Secretary; Olivia Delgado (PSOE), Second Secretary;

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(EAJ), Third Secretary; and

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(PP), Fourth Secretary. In July 2019 caretaker

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(POSE) failed to secure the necessary votes in the

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to form a government after the failure of coalition talks with UP–ECP. Sánchez announced on 17 September 2019 that an election would be held on 10 November 2019, the fourth in as many years. The

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was formally dissolved on 24 September 2019.

Deaths, disqualifications, resignations, suspensions and regional legislature appointments

The 13th senate has seen the following deaths, disqualifications, resignations, suspensions and regional legislature appointments:

Elected senators

* 29 May 2019 – Jailed

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senator

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(ERC–Sob), currently being

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on charges of rebellion, sedition, criminal organization and misuse of public funds in relation to the Catalan independence referendum and subsequent declaration of independence, is suspended from senate. * 3 July 2019 –

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(PSOE) resigned after being appointed vice president of the Albacete provincial council. He was replaced by María Victoria Leal (PSOE) on 4 July 2019. * 16 July 2019 – José Valbuena (POSE) resigned after being appointed Minister of Ecological Transition of the

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. He was replaced by Pedro Meneses (PSOE) on 17 July 2019. * 18 July 2019 – Yaiza Castilla (ASG) resigned after being appointed Minister of Tourism and Industry of the Canary Islands. She was replaced by Fabián Chinea (ASG) on 19 July 2019. * 25 August 2019 – Antonio Amador (PSOE) resigned after being appointed communications delegate of the Teruel provincial council. He was replaced by Joaquín Noé (PSOE) on 26 August 2019. * 8 September 2019 – Clara San Damián (PP) resigned after being appointed the regional government's delegate in Zamora. She was replaced by María Martín (PP) on 9 September 2019.

Appointed senators

* 8 May 2019 –

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(PSOE) resigned. * 11 June 2019 – Jesús Fermosel (PP), Jaime González (PP) and Juan Soler-Espiauba (PP) ceased being appointees of the Assembly of Madrid. * 17 June 2019 – Idoia Villanueva (UP) resigned after being elected to the

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. * 19 June 2019 – Pedro Sanz (PP) ceased being the appointee of the Parliament of La Rioja. * 26 June 2019 – Jesús Vázquez (PP),

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(PP) and José Manuel Sande (EM) appointed by the Parliament of Galicia. * 27 June 2019 – Emilio Argüeso (Cs), Josefina Bueno (PSOE), Alberto Fabra (PP), Joan Lerma (PSOE) and Carles Mulet (Compromís) appointed by the

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. * 1 July 2019 – Virginia Felipe (UP) resigned. * 5 July 2019 – José Muñoz (PSOE) died. * 10 July 2019 – Guillermo del Corral (PSOE) ceased being an appointee of the

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. * 10 July 2019 –

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(PSOE), Tomás Marcos (Cs), Jacinto Morano (UP) and Encarnación Moya (PSOE) ceased being appointees of the Assembly of Madrid. * 11 July 2019 –

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(PSOE) and Toni Fuster (PP) ceased being appointees of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands. * 11 July 2019 –

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(PRC) appointed by the Parliament of Cantabria. * 11 July 2019 – José Cepeda (PSOE) and Tomás Marcos (Cs) re-appointed by the Assembly of Madrid. Ana Camins (PP), David Erguido (PP),

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(PSOE),

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(MM) and Carlota Santiago (Cs) appointed by the Assembly of Madrid. * 12 July 2019 – José Vicente Marí (PP) and Vicenç Vidal (Més) appointed by the Parliament of the Balearic Islands. * 18 July 2019 – Rafael Lemus (PSOE) and Diego Sánchez (PP) ceased being an appointees of the Assembly of Extremadura. * 19 July 2019 – Francisco Bernabé (PP) and Francisco Oñate (PSOE) ceased being appointees of the

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. * 19 July 2019 – Rafael Lemus (PSOE) re-appointed by the Assembly of Extremadura. José Antonio Monago (PP) appointed by the Assembly of Extremadura. * 20 July 2019 – Lourdes Retuerto (PSOE) and Miguel Sánchez (Cs) appointed by the Regional Assembly of Murcia. * 22 July 2019 – Nemesio de Lara (PSOE) ceased being an appointee of the

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. * 23 July 2019 – Ignacio Cosidó (PP), Antidio Fagúndez (PSOE) and Juan José Lucas (PP) ceased being appointees of the

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. * 23 July 2019 – Carolina Agudo (PP), Jesús Fernández (PSOE) and María Teresa Fernández (PSOE) appointed by the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha. * 23 July 2019 – Raúl Díaz appointed by the Parliament of La Rioja. * 24 July 2019 – Francisco Díaz (PSOE), María Teresa López (PSOE) and Javier Maroto (PP) appointed by the Cortes of Castile and León. * 30 July 2019 – Julio Cruz (PSOE), María del Mar Julios (CCa) and Jorge Rodríguez (PP) ceased being appointees of the Parliament of the Canary Islands. * 31 July 2019 – Asier Antona (PP),

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(CCa) and

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(PSOE) appointed by the Parliament of the Canary Islands. * 5 September 2019 –

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(PSOE) and Luisa Rudi ceased being an appointees of the

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. * 6 September 2019 – Luisa Rudi (PP) re-appointed by the Aragonese Corts. Clemente Sánchez-Garnica (PAR) appointed by the Aragonese Corts.

Members

Notes

References

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