Steve Christian

For the Grand Central Records producer / DJ, see Steve Christian. Steven Raymond Christian (born June 26, 1951, Pitcairn Island) is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands. He was the Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands, a British dependency in the Pacific Ocean, from 7 December 1999 to 30 October 2004. As such, he was the local head of government of what is the smallest generally recognized country in the world with regar... more

For the Grand Central Records producer / DJ, see Steve Christian. Steven Raymond Christian (born June 26, 1951, Pitcairn Island) is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands. He was the Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands, a British dependency in the Pacific Ocean, from 7 December 1999 to 30 October 2004. As such, he was the local head of government of what is the smallest generally recognized country in the world with regard to population, as the Pitcairn Islands have a total population of only 45, as of December 2005. He also acts as the island's supervising engineer/mechanic, dentist and X-ray technician, and as coxswain of the longboat, which is described as Pitcairn's umbilical cord to the outside world. He was formally dismissed from office on 30 October 2004, following his rape conviction on 24 October. Christian is a patrilineal descendant of Fletcher Christian, leader of the mutineers in the late 18th century on the HMS Bounty, a story told in the 1932... less