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Brenda Christian
Acting Mayor of Pitcairn Islands
In office
8 November 2004 – 15 December 2004
Preceded bySteve Christian
Succeeded byJay Warren
Personal details
Born (1953-02-25) February 25, 1953 (age 71)
Pitcairn Island
NationalityBritish
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMichael Randall (m.1972)
ChildrenMichael
Kirsty
Andrew

Brenda Vera Amelia Lupton-Christian (born February 25, 1953) is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands.

Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (acting)

In 2004 Brenda Christian served the territory as its first female Mayor from 8 November[1] to 15 December 2004. She was appointed to the Mayoralty in an interim capacity by the Island Council, following her brother Steve Christian's dismissal by the colonial Governor, in the wake of his rape convictions on 30 October 2004.

Election and policies

She stood for election in her own right,[2] but in the special election held on 15 December, she was defeated by Jay Warren, the former Magistrate (whose office was renamed Mayor in 1999 following a constitutional revision). Her stated goal as mayor of the Pitcairn Islands was to make the islands a more attractive destination for tourism.

Background

Christian was born and raised on Pitcairn[1] and is the daughter of former island political leader Ivan Christian. She resided in the United Kingdom for a time, but returned to the island around 1999 and has served as the island's sole police officer. Except for 2003, she has been a member of the Island Council since 2000.[3]

Ancestry

Family of Brenda Christian
16. Thursday October Christian II
8. Francis Hickson Christian
17. Mary Young
4. Richard Edgar Allen Christian
18. Moses Young (=30)
9. Eunice Jane Lawrence Young
19. Albina McCoy (=31)
2. Ivan Roa Christian
20. Matthew McCoy
10. James Russell McCoy
21. Margaret Christian
5. Adelia Carrie Jordan McCoy
22. Simon Young
11. Eliza Coffin Palmer Young
23. Mary Buffett Christian
1. Brenda Vera Amelia Christian
24. Benjamin Stanley Young
12. David Andrew Stanley Young
25. Rebecca Holman Ascension McCoy
6. Andrew Clarence David Young
26. Samuel Russell Warren (=28)
13. Catherine Edith Warren
27. Agnes Christian (=29)
3. Verna Carlene Deborah Young
28. Samuel Russell Warren (=26)
14. James Sanford Warren
29. Agnes Christian (=27)
7. Catherine Almira Warren
30. Moses Young (=18)
15. Ellen Catherine Young
31. Albina McCoy (=19)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Rapist's sister elected first woman mayor of Pitcairn isle - Scotsman.com News". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Pitcairn News - News and Information about Pitcairn Island". Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Pitcairn Government". Pitcairn Islands Study Center. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

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