Christine Scipio

Christine Scipio-O'Dean (born 1971 ) is a politician from Saint Helena, 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, 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. 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.

In 2021, Scipio-O'Dean was re-elected to the Legislative Council. She was also appointed as Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Planning on 1 November 2021.