Mehrra Minne Kipefa (born 15 December 1981) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2012, representing the electorate of Obura-Wonenara Open. He was first elected as the sole MP of the Star Alliance Party, but had crossed to the United Resources Party by 2016.[1][2][3]
He graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea as an environmental chemist in 2013. Prior to his election, Kipefa had been an analytical industrial chemist for five years.[1] He was elected to the National Parliament at the 2012 election, defeating John Boito.[4][5] He was a supporter of the O'Neill government until July 2016, when he crossed the floor and joined the opposition.[6]
Kipefa is the chairman of the Foreign Relations and Trade Referral Committee and a member of the Health and Family Welfare Referral Committee, the Culture and Tourism Committee, and the Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery Special Committee.[1]