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Biography
Alberto Fabra Part (Castellón de la Plana, 1964) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party. He was the fifth President of the Generalitat Valenciana 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.
Political career
He had his first political office in 1991, when he was elected Councillor of the city of Castellón de la Plana. 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 2007 and 2011 (elections in which he was also elected to the Corts Valencianes). In 2009, he was appointed coordinator of the People's Party in the Valencian Community.
President of the Generalitat
On 20 July 2011, when Francisco Camps resigned, he was appointed President of the Generalitat Valenciana.