Charlene Warren-Peu
Charlene Evelyn Dolly Warren-Peu (born 9 June 1979)[1] is a Pitcairnese politician, who serves as Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands since 2020. She is the first woman to hold the position on a permanent basis. She previously served as Deputy Mayor and was on the Island Council.
Her Excellency Charlene Warren-Peu | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Laura Clarke |
| Preceded by | Shawn Christian |
| Deputy Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands | |
| In office 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Brenda Christian |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1979 Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands |
Biography
Warren-Peu was born on Pitcairn to Jay Warren and Carol Grace Christian,[1] and is an eighth-generation descendant of the Bounty Mutineers that originally settled Pitcairn.[2] She runs the island post office, manages a homestay for visitors and produces honey with her husband Vaine Warren-Peu, a Cook Islander. The couple have five children.[2]
Warren was elected to the Island Council in 2013.[3] She was elected Deputy Mayor in 2015 and re-elected to the post in 2017. In the 2019 general elections, she was elected mayor in a landslide win.[2]
References
- Who Are the Pitcairners? Pitcairn Island Study Center
- Charlene Warren-Peu, Pitcairn Island's first female mayor Stuff, 7 November 2019
- Election Dem Tull, October 2013
