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The Honourable Rimbink Pato OBE MP | |
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| In office 9 August 2012 – 31 May 2019 | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Peter O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Sir Puka Temu |
| Succeeded by | Soroi Eoe |
| Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2012 | |
| Constituency | Wapenamanda Open |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1961 Wapenamanda |
| Political party | United Party |
| Spouse | Joyce Pato |
| Alma mater | University of Papua New Guinea |
Rimbink Pato OBE (born 4 May 1961) is a Papua New Guinean constitutional lawyer and politician.[1][2] He was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2012 to 2019. Pato is the head of the United Party and its sole MP, representing Wapenamanda Open.
Pato was awarded an Order of British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of services to the community and law.
- ^ "Fresh talent and new faces in PNG cabinet line up", Radio Australia, 8 August 2012
- ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.