Andrea Fabra Fernández (born 29 May 1973 in

Castellón de la Plana Castellón de la Plana (in ), or simply Castellón (), is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Costa del Azahar by the Mediterranean Sea. Th ...

) is a Spanish politician. Heir to a long dynasty of heads of the Valencia provincial government, she is the daughter of Carlos Fabra Carreras, former provincial head of the People's Party (PP) of Spain and currently serving a 4 years jail sentence for tax fraud. She is married to

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, a PP politician in the Madrid region. She is currently an MP for the PP in the Spanish parliament, representing

Castellón Province Castellón () may refer to: Places * Castellón de la Plana, the capital city of the province of Castellón, in Valencian Community, Spain * Province of Castellón, a province in Valencian Community, Spain * Castelló, formerly ''Castelló de la ...

Controversy

In 2007, her banking accounts and patrimony were investigated, but the case was eventually dismissed. Whilst

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, prime minister of Spain, announced cuts to the unemployment benefits in July 2012, she exclaimed (in agreement) 'Que se jodan', literally 'Fuck them'. Her actions caused huge controversy in Spain and a petition was signed by almost 200,000 people calling for her resignation. While she released an official apology for the outburst, it's earned her the nickname in popular social media of Andrea "que-se-jodan" Fabra or literally, Andrea "fuck them" Fabra. Also, it inadvertently provided a rallying cry for anti-austerity protestors in Spain.

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Living people 1973 births People from Castellón de la Plana Members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 10th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Senate of Spain Complutense University of Madrid alumni 21st-century Spanish women politicians {{Valencia-politician-stub