[1] He was mayor of the islands from 1999 until 2004, when he was removed from office after being found guilty in the Pitcairn child sexual abuse trial.
Steve Christian married Olive Jal Brown in 1972 and they have four children: Trent, Randy, Shawn and Tania.
Public respect for Steve Christian's lineage gave him considerable influence long before he held political office, first as a member of the Island Council in 1976.
He again served on the Council in 1982, and was briefly Chairman of the Internal Committee (considered the second-most influential political position on the island) in 1985.
He also acted as the island's supervising engineer, dentist, radiographer, and as coxswain of the longboat, which is described as Pitcairn's umbilical cord to the outside world.