Carol Warren
Carol Warren | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Island Council | |
| In office 1974–1975, 1978, 1981, 1986–1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2003–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1950 Pitcairn Island |
Carol Grace Warren (born 3 April 1950) is a Pitcairn Islander. In 1973 she and Thelma Brown were elected to the Island Council, becoming its first female members.
Biography
Warren was born Carol Grace Christian in April 1950, the daughter of Charlotta Zita Warren and Charles James Bert Christian.[1] She had two children, Ronald and Dean in 1969 and 1971.[1]
In 1973 she stood for election to the Island Council, and was elected unopposed, becoming one of the first female members of the Island Council alongside Thelma Brown.[2] She subsequently had nine spells on the Council; 1974–1975, 1978, 1981, 1986–1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2003–2007.[3]
In 1976 she married Jay Warren, with whom she had two daughters, Darralyn and Charlene. In 2020 Charlene became the first woman to be elected Mayor of Pitcairn.
References
- ^ a b Who Are the Pitcairners? Pitcairn Islands Study Center
- ^ Election day on Pitcairn Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1974, p11
- ^ The Pitcairn Island Government Pitcairn Islands Study Center