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The Senate of Spain (Spanish: Senado de España) is the upper house of Spain’s parliament the Cortes Generales. It is made up of 266 members: 208 elected by popular vote and 58 appointed by the regional legislatures. All senators serve four-year terms though regional legislatures may recall their appointees at any time. The last election was held on 20 November 2011. The composition of the 10th Senate which cannot serve beyond 2015 is:

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election date leader
2004-04-02
leader
Pio_Garcia_Escudero
legislative period name
IX Legislature
location
Spain, Madrid, Centro (Madrid)
number of members
266
political party in legislature
Opposition (parliamentary), People's Party (Spain), Convergence and Union, Socialists' Party of Catalonia, Catalan Agreement of Progress, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Aragonese Party, Basque Nationalist Party, Government of Spain, Canarian_Nationalist_Centre
political party of leader
People's Party (Spain)
type
Upper house
latitude
40.4206
longitude
-3.71278

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