Brenda Christian
Brenda Christian | |
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| Acting Mayor of Pitcairn Islands | |
| In office 8 November 2004 – 15 December 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Christian |
| Succeeded by | Jay Warren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1953 Pitcairn Island |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Michael Randall (m.1972) |
| Children | Michael Kirsty Andrew |
Brenda Vera Amelia Lupton-Christian (born 25 February 1953) is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands. When her brother Steve Christian was removed from the office of mayor following the 2004 Pitcairn child sexual abuse trial, she served as interim mayor of the islands.
Biography
[edit]Christian was born and raised on Pitcairn[1] and is the daughter of former island political leader Ivan Christian and his wife Verna Carlene "Dobrey" Young. She lived 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 continuously since 2000.[2]
She stood for election in her own right,[3] 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.
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 child rape convictions on 30 October 2004.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rapist's sister elected first woman mayor of Pitcairn isle - Scotsman.com News". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 9 November 2004. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Pitcairn Government". Pitcairn Islands Study Center. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Pitcairn News - News and Information about Pitcairn Island". Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- Living people
- 1953 births
- Pitcairn Islands people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent
- Pitcairn Islands people of English descent
- Pitcairn Islands people of Manx descent
- Pitcairn Islands people of Polynesian descent
- Pitcairn Islands people of Scottish descent
- Pitcairn Islands people of Cornish descent
- Pitcairn Islands people of American descent
- Mayors of the Pitcairn Islands
- 21st-century British women politicians
- Members of the Island Council of the Pitcairn Islands
- Law enforcement in the Pitcairn Islands
- Pitcairn Islands women in politics