Chief Sir Peter Ipatas | |
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.jpg) Ipatas in 2021 | |
| Governor of Enga Province | |
| Assumed office 28 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffery Balakau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irelya Village, Wabag, Enga Province, Territory of New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea) |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Papua New Guinea (Never Graduated) |
The Right Honourable Chief Sir Peter Ipatas, KBE, GCL, MP (born 31 July 1958) is a Papua New Guinean politician and businessman, and is the current governor of Enga province. Ipatas has been re-elected to the parliament for six consecutive terms since 1997. He is commonly known throughout the country as the "Action Governor". Chief Ipatas is also known as the Father of Free Education Policy in the country.[1] He first assumed office in 1997.[2][3]
Ipatas was the Parliamentary leader of the People's Party which was founded by himself in 2006 after he left the Papua New Guinea Party.
- ^ Loop Author (17 December 2016). "Ipatas welcomes APEC benefits for region". PNG Loop.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Hon. Peter Ipatas, MP – National Parliament of Papua New Guinea". The National Parliament.
- ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.