Sir Pato Kakaraya, KBE, CMG,[1] is a Papua New Guinea politician and former Cabinet Minister.
Kakaraya was the second person considered for the elections for Governor-General of Papua New Guinea in 2004.
Despite Sir Paulias Matane's win, Kakaraya disputed the vote.
[2] Kakaraya 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 to 1971, then joined the Wabag Native Trading Company from 1971 to 1972.