Festus Akinbusoye
Festus Akinbusoye | |
|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| In office 13 May 2021 – 8 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kathryn Holloway |
| Succeeded by | John Tizard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1978 (age 46–47) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | City of Westminster College University of the Arts London (BSc) University of London (MSc) |
Festus Kehinde Akinbusoye (born June 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was the first black Briton to serve as a police and crime commissioner.
Akinbusoye stood as his party's candidate in the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election following the resignation of Nadine Dorries. He lost the by-election, coming in second place to the Labour candidate Alistair Strathern.
The following year, Akinbusoye lost re-election as police and crime commissioner.