Island Council (Pitcairn)

Pitcairn Islands

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The Island Council is the legislative body of the Pitcairn Islands. It also doubles as the court of the British dependency, making it one of the few bodies in the world to possess both legislative and judicial authority.

The Council has ten members. The Mayor and the Chairman of the Island Council, both of whom are directly elected, hold membership on the council ex officio. Four ordinary councillors are popularly elected. The four ordinary councillors, together with the Council Chairman, co-opt a sixth member. The colonial governor appoints two councillors, one of whom is the Island Secretary. The tenth seat is reserved for a commissioner liaising between the governor and the Council. Apart from the Mayor, who serves a three-year term, and the Island Secretary, whose term is indefinite, all councillors serve one-year terms.

The presiding officer of the council was traditionally the Magistrate, who held executive, legislative, and judicial authority. Following a constitutional review in 1998, his office was divided and replaced by the Mayor and the Council Chairman, effective from 1999).

Latest result

 Summary of the 24 December 2005 Pitcairn Island Island Council election results

Members	Seats
Direct elected members	4
Co-opted member	1
Mayor (elected)	1
Chairman of the Island Council (elected)	1
Appointed councillors (including the Island Secretary)	2
Commissioner liaising between the governor and the Council	1
Total	10

Council Membership

Following the Pitcairn Islands election, 2011 general election held in December 2011, the composition of the council is as follows.

• Mike Warren - Mayor
• Simon Young - Deputy Mayor
• Governor's Representative
• Jay Warren
• Brenda Christian
• Kerry Young
• Michele Christian
• Jackie Christian