John Rosso
The Honourable John Rosso MP | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea[1] | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | James Marape |
| Preceded by | Sam Basil |
| Minister for Lands and Physical Planning | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | James Marape |
| Preceded by | Justin Tkatchenko |
| Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | |
| Assumed office August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Loujaya Kouza |
| Constituency | Lae Open |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Papua New Guinean |
| Political party | Pangu Party |
| Profession | Business |
John Rosso is a Papua New Guinea politician and Member of the 10th Parliament of Papua New Guinea. He is also a businessman, and owns two companies based in Lae. Elected as an independent, he joined the Pangu Party shortly after the election. He is currently Minister for Lands and Physical Planning in the Marape-Rosso Government.
Career
[edit]Rosso has been active in private enterprise and is the owner of FTM Construction and ESS Security Systems.[2]
Rosso was first elected to the Lae Open seat in the 2017 General Elections as an independent candidate. He subsequently joined Pangu Party (Pangu Pati).[3] He was appointed Minister for Lands & Physical Planning in the government of James Marape and was sworn in to office on 7 June 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rosso Formally Sworn In as Deputy PM". EMTV Online. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Rosso is new MP for Lae". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "New Lae MP confident his switch to government is the right decision". Retrieved 28 December 2019.