Andrea Minichiello Williams, born in South Africa around 1965 and relocated to the United Kingdom in her youth, qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1993 after training at City law firms such as Theodore Goddard and Richards Butler, where she practiced commercial litigation. Previously serving as Public Policy Officer for the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, she co-founded Christian Concern in 2007 to promote a Christian perspective in public life and serves as chief executive of both Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre. A leading religious liberty advocate in the UK, Williams has been a prominent figure in defending Christians facing legal challenges over expressions of faith, including cases involving street preachers and public prayer. Her organization has intervened in parliamentary debates and judicial reviews on issues like abortion, gender ideology, and religious expression. She has authored books such as 'How to Defend the Christian Faith' and frequently speaks at conferences. A controversial figure, Williams has been criticized by groups like Stonewall and the National Secular Society for views described as anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Islam, including claims that she promotes 'Christian supremacy' (confidence 0.8). Accused of extremism by some media outlets, she has rejected such labels, framing her work as upholding biblical truth against secularism. No personal criminal convictions known.