Members of the 9th Cortes Generales

9th Cortes Generales
Overview
Legislative body	Cortes Generales
Jurisdiction	Spain
Meeting place	Palacio de las Cortes
Term	1 April 2008 – 27 September 2011
Election	2008 general election
Members	350 (Congress) 264 (Senate)
President of the Congress	José Bono (PSOE)
President of the Senate	Javier Rojo (PSOE)
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE)
Leader of the Opposition	Mariano Rajoy (PP)

The 9th Cortes Generales comprised both the lower (Congress) and upper (Senate) houses of the legislature of Spain following the 2008 general election on 9 March 2008. They first convened on 1 April 2008, and were dissolved on 27 September 2011.^[1]

Congress of Deputies

Composition

Parliamentary Group		Apr 2008	Nov 2008	May 2011
	Socialist Group	169	169	169
	People's Group	154	↓153	↓152
	Convergence and Union Catalan Group	10	10	10
	ERC–IU–ICV Group	7	↓5	5
	PNV Basque Group	6	6	6
	Mixed Group	4	↑7	↑8
Source: historiaelectoral.com

Members

Main article: List of members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain)

References

1. "Socialists Win Spanish Election, Retaining Power (Published 2008)". 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2023-08-05.