About Me

Festus Akinbusoye sitting at his desk
Festus Akinbusoye on his campaign journey

Hi ! I'm Festus...

I have lived in Bedfordshire for a decade and my children all go to school in the county. I recently completed 400hrs of service as a Special Constable with Bedfordshire Police, 220hrs of which were on frontline response duties as an officer. 

​Some of my frontline response duties included shifts in Luton, Bedford, Ampthill, Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable and much of the central and northern areas of our county.

Other volunteering roles

I currently sit on the board of directors of a  YMCA where I work with colleagues to oversee the delivery of housing and other support services to vulnerable young people. We recently and successfully delivered on a £20m housing construction project which now provides supported accommodation to nearly 200 young people.

​I have also been volunteering at covid vaccination centres across Bedfordshire.

​​I was a board member at a Further Education College and served as link governor for the Offender Learning and Skills Services team which delivered training and education in prisons. Prior to this, I volunteered as mentor to young offenders at a secure training centre – working especially with those who had children, to gain practical parenting skills.

​​I am a former Parish Councillor and my proudest moment during my tenure was getting the unanimous buy-in of my colleagues for the Council to fully fund a Youth Club, staffed by a professional Youth Worker, following a rise in anti-social behaviour especially at nights in the area

Education

  • Bachelors (Hons) Degree – Business and Communications

  • Postgraduate. Diploma in Public Relations (fmr. member Chartered Institute of Public Relations)

  • Masters Degree – International Studies and Diplomacy (University of London) With Majors in International Law, International Relations and Economics.​