Alberto Fabra Part (

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, born 6 April 1964) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party. He was the fifth President of the Valencian Government since devolution was granted in 1982.

Personal life

He graduated in technical architecture at the Polytechnic University of Valencia in 1987. He is married to Cristina Fortanet and has two children. He has denied being a cousin of the former President of the provincial Council of Castellón, Carlos Fabra. On 23 March 2020, during

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, Fabra was admitted to an

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after testing positive for

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Political career

He had his first political office in 1991, when he was elected Councillor of the city of

. In 1993 he became Councillor for youth and environment and, in 1999, he was appointed Councillor for urban planning. In 2005, he was appointed Mayor of the city, after José Luis Gimeno resigned. Fabra held the position in the municipal elections of

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and

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(elections in which he was also elected to the

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). In 2009, he was appointed coordinator of the People's Party in the

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. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies from Castellón in the

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President of the Government

On 20 July 2011, when Francisco Camps resigned, he was appointed President of the Valencian Government.

References

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