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for the same seat as a People's Party candidate. 'Ipatas was proving to be a king maker and a good man to have on side when he joined Grand Chief Sir
Michael Somare as a coalition partner and proved to be the antidote Somare needed to hold together his 27 members and so neutralise an uprising from
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government on 17 May 2001 till 19 October 2001 when relinquished ministerial duties to resume as
Governor for Enga Province when the suspension of the Enga Provincial government was lifted. During the suspension. Ipatas fought vigorously and had his government reinstated, serving a full term until
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Ipatas was awarded the Most
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Sir Peter announced his resignation from PNG Party to form his own party, People's Party, on 1 January 2006. After the party was formed, Ipatas was subsequently made the first
Parliamentary Leader in May 2007 before the 2007 National General Elections. When the 2007 elections came, the people saw
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265:. He is a senior member in the Marape-Rosso government. He is the Chairman of Constitutional Laws, Acts and Subordinate Legislations, Deputy Chairman of Pensions and Retirement Benefits, and a member of the Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery Parliament Committees.
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Ipatas as a visionary leader and returned him for a record third term. By now Ipatas had matured into a savvy and wily politician who realised that he could stand alone at a national level politics. Chief Ipatas was again elected to the
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