Cllr. Andrew Schrader
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Basildon Borough Councillor |
| Location | Billericay, Essex |
| Introduction | Andrew was born in Basildon to William (Bill), a motor mechanic, and Eleanor, a civil servant, and has two younger brothers, Ben and Chris. He grew up in Billericay, where his family have lived for six generations, and was educated at The Billericay School before reading Politics at the University of Greenwich, where he achieved a Bachelor of the Arts degree (with Honours). Andrew was formerly a civil servant and has worked in financial services, recruitment and logistics and, for the past 10 years, has worked as an administrator for a Local Highways Authority in London. He lives in Billericay with his wife, Rosie, stepdaughter, Poppy, and his baby son, William (Will). Andrew is a member of the Norsey Woods Society and the Mill Meadows Society and a former governor of Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital and also a former school governor. |
| Interests | Andrew was elected to Basildon Borough Council in the Billericay East by-election in June 2013 and has been re-elected three times, in 2014, 2018, 2022 and most recently in 2024. Andrew currently serves on the Billericay Area Committee, the Performance Scrutiny Committee, and the Standards Committee. He is also a trustee of the Great Burstead Exhibition Foundation (Billericay Educational Trust). Andrew was formerly Chairman of the Basildon & Billericay Conservative Association (2019-20), having previously served for five years as Deputy Chairman and Honorary Secretary. He later served as Deputy Chairman (Political) of Essex Area Conservatives (2020-21). He also served as the election agent for the successful campaigns to re-elect John Baron, C.B.E. as MP for Basildon & Billericay at the 2015 and 2019 General Elections. Away from politics, Andrew is a massive self-confessed ‘film nerd’ and often gives talks at the Billericay Community Cinema. He also enjoys watching (and talking endlessly about) films and also enjoys television and theatre. He is an avid reader, with a particular love of history, political biography, and high fantasy, most notably "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien (which he tries to re-read every few years) and the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett. He loves food (probably too much) and adores dogs. He has also acquired an interest in equestrianism via his wife and stepdaughter, the latter being a showjumper and the former a well-regarded trainer and former showjumper herself. |