Brenda Christian Explained

Brenda Christian
Office:Acting Mayor of Pitcairn Islands
Term Start:8 November 2004
Term End:15 December 2004
Predecessor:Steve Christian
Successor:Jay Warren
Nationality:British
Birth Date:25 February 1953
Birth Place:Pitcairn Island
Spouse:Michael Randall (m.1972)
Children:Michael
Kirsty
Andrew
Party:Independent

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

Christian was born and raised on Pitcairn 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.[1]

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.

In 2004 Brenda Christian served the territory as its first female Mayor from 8 November[3] 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pitcairn Government. Pitcairn Islands Study Center. 8 October 2010. 23 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423105939/http://library.puc.edu/pitcairn/pitcairn/govt.shtml. live.
  2. Web site: Pitcairn News - News and Information about Pitcairn Island. 8 October 2010. 20 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100520225548/http://www.pitcairnnews.co.nz/041125.html. live.
  3. News: Rapist's sister elected first woman mayor of Pitcairn isle - Scotsman.com News. The Scotsman. 8 October 2010. Edinburgh. 9 November 2004. 6 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106215304/https://www.scotsman.com/news. live.