Festus Akinbusoye

Festus Akinbusoye (born June 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election. He is the first black Briton elected to this role. He was selected in 2023 as his party's candidate for the Mid Bedfordshire by-election following Nadine Dorries' resignation. He lost the by-election, coming in second place to the Labour candidate Alistair Strathern.

Festus Akinbusoye
Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Assumed office
13 May 2021
Preceded byKathryn Holloway
Personal details
BornJune 1978 (age 45)
Lagos, Nigeria
Political partyConservative
EducationCity of Westminster College
University of the Arts London (BSc)
University of London (MSc)
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