Andrew Oraanje



Andrew Oraanje (born June 14, 1994) is a politician from the town of Neuwdijyk in Doggerland.He has served as a MP for ASU/DFS later becoming a Deputy Leader of the party and formerly member of the Doggerland Left Party.

Early Life
Andrew Edward Oraanje was born on 15th June 1994 in Neuwdijyk Sant Nikolas Hospital on the outskirts of the town. His parents were both Atheists and immigrants his father an Anglo-Dutch man was born in Eindhoven and his Kiwi mother born in Dunedin. They purchased a small plot of land in Neuwdijyk and ran a small potato farm. When Andrew was born they moved to the centre of Neuwdijyk. He attended Neuwdijyk County College where he met his friend and later colleague Fabio Silva and then 3 years later graduated from Lijke Oetre University aged 22.

Careers
After graduating Lijke Oere University with a Geography Degree, Andrew took up teaching at Edgar Street Secondary School teaching Humanities (Geography and History). In 2018 he held a march of 4000 people on Neuwdijyk City Council demanding more Green projects and to tackle climate change. During the march he helped raise The Green and White Flag designed by the protesters over the council building. The council later conceded and thus began his love for politics. The next year he left his job in teaching and ran for Mayor of Neuwdijyk and won by a landslide using his popularity from the 2018 Neuwdijyk March. After serving his one year term he bought a farm on the outskirts of the town.

Political Career
On May 14 2021 he joined politics and became a member of Doggerland Left. The next day when ASU/DFS was beginning to form Oraanje joined and became the 3rd member along with Ivo Kalninš and Marius Hawyee. He played a crucial role in the writing of the manifesto and was behind some of the Social and Foreign Policy along with Environmental Policy.In the June Snap Elections he secured a seat in Voskad in the Constituency of Neuwdijyk-upon-Kainal after winning the support of the large Portuguese population in Neuwdijyk.On 9 June 2021 in a internal vote Oraanje was elected Deputy of the party, however after the The Mapcoup Scandal he resigned as Deputy of the ASU/DFS. On the 10th of July the ASU/DFS was renamed to the Centre Party and Andrew decided to stay in the party.

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 * + Results of June Legislative Elections in Neuwdijyk-upon-Kainal
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! colspan=2 | Party ! Leader ! Votes ! % || Andrew Oraanje || 0 || 0