9th Cortes Generales | |
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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]