List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands

Mayor of Pitcairn

Incumbent
Shawn Christian
since 1 January 2014
Style Mayor
Member of Island Council
Seat Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Appointer Direct Elections
Term length 3 years
Formation 23 January 1790 (Leader)
7 December 1999 (Mayor)
First holder Fletcher Christian (Leader)
Steve Christian (Mayor)
Deputy Brenda Christian
Pitcairn Islands
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The Pitcairn Islands, a small group of islands in the southern Pacific, are currently the last remaining British Overseas Territory in Oceania. Settled by mutineers from the Bounty in 1790, the island was effectively sovereign until 1898, when it was annexed by the United Kingdom and placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Fiji. When Fiji became independent in 1970, Pitcairn Island was placed under the authority of the British High Commissioner (ambassador) to New Zealand. In practice, partly due to its isolation, Pitcairn has effectively had internal self-government throughout this period. From 1790 to 1829, the local head of government was known simply as the Leader. They had a President from 1832 to 1838, and a Magistrate from that time until 1999, except for an eleven-year gap from 1893 to 1904, when the chief official was the President of the Council. In 1999, the Magistrate's non-judicial functions were transferred to the new office of Mayor.

Local Heads of Government (1790–present)

Term Incumbent Notes
23 January 1790 to 3 October 1793Fletcher Christian, Leader
3 October 1793 to 25 December 1800Edward Young, Leader
25 December 1800 to 5 March 1829John Adams, Leader
5 March 1829 to October 1832vacant[1]
October 1832 to 1838Joshua Hill, President
1838 to 1839Edward Quintal, Magistrate
1840 to 1841Arthur Quintal I, Magistrate
1842 to 1842Fletcher Christian II, Magistrate
1843 to 1843Matthew McCoy, Magistrate1st Term
1844 to 1844Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate1st Term
1845 to 1846Arthur Quintal II, Magistrate1st Term
1847 to 1847Charles Christian II, Magistrate
1848 to 1848George Adams, Magistrate
1849 to 1849Simon Young, Magistrate
1850 to 1850Arthur Quintal II, Magistrate2nd Term
1851 to 1851Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate2nd Term
1852 to 1852Abraham Blatchly Quintal, Magistrate
1853 to 1853Matthew McCoy, Magistrate2nd Term
1854 to 1854Arthur Quintal II, Magistrate3rd Term
1855 to 3 May 1856George Martin Frederick Young, Magistrate
1856 to 1864Vacant due to relocation to Norfolk Island
1864 to 1864Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate3rd Term
1865 to 1866Moses Young, Magistrate1st Term
1867 to 1867Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate4th Term
1868 to 1868Robert Pitcairn Buffett, Magistrate
1869 to 1869Moses Young, Magistrate2nd Term
1870 to 1872James Russell McCoy, Magistrate1st Term
1873 to 1874Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate5th Term
1875 to 1875Moses Young, Magistrate3rd Term
1876 to 1877Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate6th Term
1878 to 1879James Russell McCoy, Magistrate2nd Term
1880 to 1880Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate7th Term
1881 to 1881Moses Young, Magistrate4th Term
1882 to 1882Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate8th Term
1883 to 1883James Russell McCoy, Magistrate3rd Term
1884 to 1885Benjamin Stanley Young, Magistrate1st Term
1886 to 1889James Russell McCoy, Magistrate4th Term
1890 to 1891Charles Carleton Vieder Young, Magistrate
1892 to 1892Benjamin Stanley Young, Magistrate2nd Term
1893 to 1896James Russell McCoy, President of the Council5th Term
1897 to 1897William Alfred Young, President of the Council1st Term
1897 to 1904James Russell McCoy, President of the Council6th Term
1904 to 1904William Alfred Young, President of the Council2nd Term
1904 to 1906James Russell McCoy, Magistrate7th Term
1907 to 1907Arthur Herbert Young, Magistrate
1908 to 1908William Alfred Young, Magistrate3rd Term
1909 to 1909Matthew Edmond McCoy, Magistrate
1910 to 1919Gerard Bromley Robert Christian, Magistrate
1920 to 1920Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate1st Term
1921 to 1921Frederick Martin Christian, Magistrate1st Term
1922 to 1922Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate2nd Term
1923 to 1924Edgar Allen Christian, Magistrate1st Term
1925 to 1925Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate3rd Term
1926 to 1929Edgar Allen Christian, Magistrate2nd Term
1930 to 1931Arthur Herbert Young, Magistrate
1932 to 1932Edgar Allen Christian, Magistrate3rd Term
1933 to 1934Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate4th Term
1935 to 1939Edgar Allen Christian, Magistrate4th Term
1940 to 1940Andrew Clarence David Young, Magistrate
1941 to 1941Frederick Martin Christian, Magistrate2nd Term
1942 to 1942Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate5th Term
1943 to 1943Frederick Martin Christian, Magistrate3rd Term
1944 to 1944Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate6th Term
1945 to 1948Norris Henry Young, Magistrate
1949 to 1949Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate7th Term
1950 to 1951Warren Clive Christian, Magistrate1st Term
1952 to 1954John Lorenzo Christian, Magistrate1st Term
1955 to 1957Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate8th Term
1958 to 1960Warren Clive Christian, Magistrate2nd Term
1961 to 1966John Lorenzo Christian, Magistrate2nd Term
1967 to December 1975Pervis Ferris Young, Magistrate
December 1975 to December 1984Ivan Christian, Magistrate
December 1984 to 1 January 1991Brian Young, Magistrate
1 January 1991 to 7 December 1999Jay Warren, Magistrate1st Term
7 December 1999 to 8 November 2004Steve Christian, Mayor[2]
8 November 2004 to 15 December 2004Brenda Christian, acting Mayor
1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007Jay Warren, Mayor2nd Term
1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013Mike Warren, Mayor
1 January 2014 to presentShawn Christian, Mayor

Colonial Governors (1898–present)

See separate articles:

See also

References

  1. ↑ The death of John Adams led to a power vacuum. An important leader was Thursday October Christian, the first son of Fletcher Christian and the first child born on the island. In the ensuing period, the islanders tried to relocate to Tahiti, until the arrival of Joshua Hill.
  2. ↑ Dismissed from office by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office following his four rape convictions.
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