Portfolio: Community Safety, Leisure & Sport. Positions: Licensing Committee; Education, Children & Young People Scrutiny Panel; Twinning Advisory Group.
Cllr Yinka Adeniran was originally from Nigeria and moved with her children to UK in November 2009. She was elected as first female African as a Labour councillor for Charles Dickens ward in May 2022. She is passionate about helping people in our city achieve better living conditions.
In May 2025, she became joint Deputy Lady Mayoress for the next municipal year. She’ll be working alongside Kadir’s wife to support the Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Mohammed Abdul Kadir.
Outside of formal councillor roles, Yinka is a Chief Executive Officer and a Registered Manager of an organization that provides care (Ultimate Care Agency Limited), providing relief and cover staff to care homes, and caring for an individuals in their homes, also a registered Social Worker in England. Yinka is a longstanding activist in Buckland and an active member of Unite the Union.
Yinka is a founder of Family Forum, a vibrant community based in Portsmouth, dedicated to empowering families through peer support, networking, and access to vital information and a school governor of St Georges Beneficial Church of England Primary School, Portsea.
Yinka can be contacted via:
Mobile: 07818 – 427701
Email: Cllr.Yinka.Adeniran@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Ward Surgery: Second Wednesday of the month from 4pm to 5pm (excluding August) at Landport Housing Office, 24 Commercial Place, PO1 4DT.