Janet Adegoke | |
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| Mayor of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham | |
| In office May 1987 – 1 October 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Eleanor Joan Caruana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Olufunmilayo Adegoke 1942 Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Died | October 1, 1987 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
Janet Olufunmilayo Adegoke (1942 – 1 October 1987) was a British-Nigerian nurse and Labour Party politician. She was elected mayor of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987, becoming the first Black woman to hold the position of mayor of a London borough.[1] Adegoke died aged 45 of cancer a few months after becoming mayor.
Today, the Phoenix Fitness Centre and Janet Adegoke Swimming Pool in White City is named after Adegoke.
- ^ "Women's history trail | London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham". www.lbhf.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2024.