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 then moved to further his Secondary Education at Pausa Lutheran High School in Wapenamanda District in the same province.

After completing his secondary education in his home province, he was selected to do Science Foundation Year at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Ipatas was appointed Minister for Mining by then Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Sir Mekere Morauta 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.

Ipatas fought vigorously and had his government reinstated, serving a full term until the 2002 national elections which he won easily.

In 2015, Ipatas was knighted in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to the community in the fields of health, education and vocational training.

[5] Ipatas was also awarded the Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu, the highest class, Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu which may be awarded to citizens of Papua New Guinea and others for service, achievement, and merit in the highest degree, sustained over a period of twenty years.