Andrew Snowden
Andrew James Snowden (born October 1984) is a British Conservative politician and was elected Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election held on 6 May. He received 181,314 votes (51.3%) in total, defeating the incumbent, Labour's Clive Grunshaw.
Andrew Snowden | |
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| Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Clive Grunshaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1984 (age 39) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Caroline Snowden |
He was previously a member of Lancashire County Council representing Hoghton with Wheelton ward in the borough of Chorley.
He was born in Bolton and lives in Chorley. He has a degree in contemporary military and international history (2008) from the University of Salford, where he was president of the students' union in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. He returned to the university in 2013 to take up the post of head of the Vice-Chancellor's office, and in 2018 became the associate director of external relations.