- Pato Kakeraya
Sir Pato Kakeraya, KBE, is a
Papua New Guinea politician and Cabinet Minister. Kakeraya was the second person considered for the elections for Governor-General ofPapua New Guinea in 2004. Despite SirPaulias Matane 's win, Kakeraya disputed the vote.Kakeraya only had a grade 6 education, but he later attended the Lutheran Mission as a youth leader (1958-1966) and later as translator (1966-1967).
He was advisor at Waso Limited from 1967-1971, then joined the Wabag Native Trading Company from 1971-1972.
He was elected as a member of the National Parliament for the Wapenamanda Open Seat from
1972 -1987 .Kakeraya held ministerial posts including:
* Minister for Environment and Conservation 1978-1980
* Minister for Youth, Recreation and Women Affairs 1977-1978References
* [http://forests.org/archive/png/enoffmus.htm Environment office must be upgraded: Sir Pato]
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