List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands
Local heads of government (1790–present)
The death of John Adams led to a constitutional crisis. An important leader was Thursday October Christian, the first son of Fletcher Christian and the first child born on the island.

List of rulers of the Pitcairn Islands

Section Title: Local heads of government (1790–present)
Table Section Text: The death of John Adams led to a constitutional crisis. An important leader was Thursday October Christian, the first son of Fletcher Christian and the first child born on the island.

Term	Incumbent	Notes

23 January 1790 to 3 October 1793	Fletcher Christian, Leader

3 October 1793 to 25 December 1800	Edward Young, Leader

25 December 1800 to 5 March 1829	John Adams, Leader

5 March 1829 to October 1832	vacant

October 1832 to 1838	Joshua Hill, President

1838 to 1839	Edward Quintal, Magistrate

1840 to 1841	Arthur Quintal I, Magistrate

1842 to 1842	Fletcher Christian II, Magistrate

1843 to 1843	Matthew McCoy, Magistrate	1st term

1844 to 1844	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	1st term

1845 to 1846	Arthur Quintal II, Magistrate	1st term

1847 to 1847	Charles Christian II, Magistrate

1848 to 1848	George Adams, Magistrate

1849 to 1849	Simon Young, Magistrate

1850 to 1850	Arthur Quintal II, Magistrate	2nd term

1851 to 1851	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	2nd term

1852 to 1852	Abraham Blatchly Quintal, Magistrate

1853 to 1853	Matthew McCoy, Magistrate	2nd term

1854 to 1854	Arthur Quintal II, Magistrate	3rd term

1855 to 3 May 1856	George Martin Frederick Young, Magistrate

1856 to 1864	Vacant due to relocation to Norfolk Island

1864 to 1864	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	3rd term

1865 to 1866	Moses Young, Magistrate	1st term

1867 to 1867	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	4th term

1868 to 1868	Robert Pitcairn Buffett, Magistrate

1869 to 1869	Moses Young, Magistrate	2nd term

1870 to 1872	James Russell McCoy, Magistrate	1st term

1873 to 1874	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	5th term

1875 to 1875	Moses Young, Magistrate	3rd term

1876 to 1877	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	6th term

1878 to 1879	James Russell McCoy, Magistrate	2nd term

1880 to 1880	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	7th term

1881 to 1881	Moses Young, Magistrate	4th term

1882 to 1882	Thursday October Christian II, Magistrate	8th term

1883 to 1883	James Russell McCoy, Magistrate	3rd term

1884 to 1885	Benjamin Stanley Young, Magistrate	1st term

1886 to 1889	James Russell McCoy, Magistrate	4th term

1890 to 1891	Charles Carleton Vieder Young, Magistrate

1892 to 1892	Benjamin Stanley Young, Magistrate	2nd term

1893 to 1896	James Russell McCoy, President of the Council	5th term

1897 to 1897	William Alfred Young, President of the Council	1st term

1897 to 1903	James Russell McCoy, President of the Council	6th term

1904 to 1904	William Alfred Young, President of the Council	2nd term

1905 to 1906	James Russell McCoy, Magistrate	7th term

1907 to 1907	Arthur Herbert Young, Magistrate	1st term

1908 to 1908	William Alfred Young, Magistrate	3rd term

1909 to 1909	Matthew Edmond McCoy, Magistrate

1910 to 1919	Gerard Bromley Robert Christian, Magistrate

1920 to 1920	Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate	1st term

1921 to 1921	Frederick Martin Christian, Magistrate	1st term

1922 to 1922	Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate	2nd term

1923 to 1924	Edgar Allen Christian, Magistrate	1st Term

1925 to 1925	Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate	3rd term

1926 to 1929	Richard Edgar Christian, Magistrate	1st term

1930 to 1931	Arthur Herbert Young, Magistrate	2nd term

1932 to 1932	Edgar Allen Christian, Magistrate	2nd term

1933 to 1934	Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate	4th term

1935 to 1938	Richard Edgar Christian, Magistrate	2nd term

1939 to 1939	Arthur Herbert Young, Magistrate	3rd term

1940 to 1940	Richard Edgar Christian, Magistrate	3rd term

1940 to 1940	Andrew Clarence David Young, Magistrate

1941 to 1941	Arthur Herbert Young, Magistrate	4th term

1942 to 1943	Frederick Martin Christian, Magistrate	2nd term

1944 to 1945	Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate	6th term

1945 to 1948	Norris Henry Young, Magistrate

1949 to 1949	Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate	7th term

1950 to 1951	Warren Clive Christian, Magistrate	1st term

1952 to 1954	John Lorenzo Christian, Magistrate	1st term

1955 to 1957	Charles Richard Parkin Christian, Magistrate	8th term

1958 to 1959	Warren Clive Christian, Magistrate	2nd term

1959 to 1966	John Lorenzo Christian, Magistrate	2nd term

1967 to December 1975	Pervis Ferris Young, Magistrate

December 1975 to December 1984	Ivan Christian, Magistrate

December 1984 to 1 January 1991	Brian Young, Magistrate

1 January 1991 to 7 December 1999	Jay Warren, Magistrate	1st term

7 December 1999 to 8 November 2004	Steve Christian, Mayor

8 November 2004 to 15 December 2004	Brenda Christian, acting Mayor

1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007	Jay Warren, Mayor	2nd term

1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013	Mike Warren, Mayor

1 January 2014 to present	Shawn Christian, Mayor

Sources: Pitcairn Island Civil Recorder (1864–1964)

Sentence(s)

On 7 December 1999, Steve Christian became the Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands.

final_sentence: On 7 December 1999, Steve Christian became the Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands.