Christine Scipio-O'Dean (born 1971
[St Helena Government]
Christine Scipio-O’Dean
(2018)) is a politician from
Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three consti ...
, who was a supporter of the approval of same-sex marriage in Saint Helena.
Career
Scipio-O'Dean was first elected councillor in 2012, as a result of a by-election after the resignation of
Tara Thomas, and became one of two women councillors alongside
Bernice Olsson. Prior to her political career she worked as a teacher and in finance administration. She was re-elected in 2013,
and was appointed Executive Councillor for Education. In 2014 she attended the 60th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, held in Cameroon.
In 2017 she was
re-elected to the Legislative Council and was appointed as Chair of the Education Committee and Member of the Economic Development Committee.
That year she supported the
approval of same-sex marriage in Saint Helena. In 2019 she attended the 6th British Islands and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference in Jersey. In 2020 she attended the British Islands and Mediterranean Region Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference, hosted by the
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands is the unicameral legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The Legislative Assembly replaced the Legislative Council (which had existed since 1845) when the new Con ...
.
In 2021, Scipio-O'Dean was re-elected to the
Legislative Council.
Inaugural Meeting Of Legislative Council – Monday, 25 October 2021
Government of Saint Helena
References
External links
St Helena 2021 General Election – Candidate Interviews - Jeffrey Ellick & Christine Scipio
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1971 births
Members of the Legislative Council of Saint Helena
Saint Helenian politicians
Saint Helenian women in politics
20th-century British women politicians
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha people
21st-century British women politicians
Living people