Territory
Mayor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by the inhabitants between 1 and 15 November of the election year for a 3-year term starting 1 January (at most two consecutive terms); presides over the Island Council and is chief executive of the Island Council (Local Government Ordinance, Cap. 11, ss.3-4, 6, 10).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Shawn Christian since January 2026 Report Source: government.pn, checked (+2 more)
Next vote
- Must be held by November 2028 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- government.pn · checked Government of the Pitcairn Islands, Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Revised Edition 2019, Cap. 11 Local Government Ordinance, read 2026-10-12: Mayor 3-year term from 1 January after a November election; Island Council of Island Officers plus ex officio Governor, Deputy Governor, Administrator. For: Mayor
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Politics of the Pitcairn Islands, read 2026-10-12: office holders and structure. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the official government site did not list this fully or could not be fetched; not cross-checked with a second source. For: Mayor, Shawn Christian, current term
- government.pn · checked Pitcairn Island Council, Minutes of the Special Island Council meeting, 11 August 2026, read 2026-10-12: Mayor Shawn Christian present and presiding (current). For: Shawn Christian, current term
- government.pn · checked Pitcairn Island Council, Minutes of the Special Council Meeting, 12 January 2026, read 2026-10-12: Mayor Shawn Christian welcomed the new Council; term from 1 January per Cap. 11 s.4. For: Shawn Christian, current term
- government.pn · checked Government of the Pitcairn Islands, Cap. 11 Local Government Ordinance (Revised Edition 2019), ss.3-5, read 2026-10-12: elections between 1 and 15 November; Mayor 3 years, others 2 years from 1 January (latest_possible date, counted from the terms that began 1 January 2026). For: General election, November 15, 2028