Carol Warren

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Carol Warren
Member of the Island Council
In office
1974–1975, 1978, 1981, 1986–1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2003–2007
Personal details
Born (1950-04-03) 3 April 1950 (age 74)
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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Who Are the Pitcairners? Pitcairn Islands Study Center
  2. ^ Election day on Pitcairn Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1974, p11
  3. ^ The Pitcairn Island Government Pitcairn Islands Study Center