13 Facts About Marta Andreasen

Marta Andreasen was born on 26 November 1954 and is an Argentine-born Spanish accountant.

Marta Andreasen was employed in January 2002 by the European Commission as Chief Accountant, and raised concerns about flaws in the commission's accounting system which she felt left it vulnerable to potential fraud.

Marta Andreasen lost her seat in the 2014 European Parliamentary election.

Marta Andreasen joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 1998, where she reported serious problems with its accounting system, raised her concerns with the management and suggested reforms.

Marta Andreasen had already dismissed those in Accountancy magazine in October 2000.

Marta Andreasen criticised the EU's accounting system for being open to fraud.

Marta Andreasen raised her criticisms and proposals for overdue improvements and changes internally, but made no progress with her superior.

Marta Andreasen then submitted her report to Commissioner Michaele Schreyer and Commission President Romano Prodi.

Marta Andreasen again received no answers and so approached members of the EU Parliament's Budget Control Committee.

Marta Andreasen went public with her concerns on 1 August 2002.

Marta Andreasen was fully suspended from her job by the Commission in May 2002.

Marta Andreasen is said to have been suspended from her job and ultimately fired because she refused to sign accounts she believed were unreliable.

In 2007 Marta Andreasen became the Treasurer of the UK Independence Party, which supported withdrawing the United Kingdom from the European Union.