Peter Russo (politician)

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Peter Russo MP


Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toohey
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2017
Preceded by	New seat
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Sunnybank
In office 31 January 2015 – 25 November 2017
Preceded by	Mark Stewart
Succeeded by	Seat abolished

Personal details
Born	(1955-09-13) 13 September 1955 (age 69) Townsville, Queensland
Political party	Labor
Profession	Lawyer
Website	www.peterrusso.net.au

Peter Samuel Russo (born 13 September 1955) is an Australian politician. He is the Labor Party member for Toohey (formerly Sunnybank) in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.^[1]

Russo is currently the Chair of the Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee. He has previously served as the Acting Chair of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee and Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee and Chair of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee and Chair of the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee.^[2]

Prior to being elected, Russo was the Principal of Russo Lawyers and is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia and the High Court of Australia. He holds a Master of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology. He has been admitted for over 30 years, with particular focus in the area of criminal law. He is a past member of the Queensland Law Society Criminal Law Committee.^[3]

He was named The Australian newspaper's "Australian of the Year" in 2007. He has been involved in many high-profile cases, including representing Dr Mohamed Haneef in 2007 and 2008.^[4]

References

^ Green, Antony. "Sunnybank". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
^ "Mr Peter Russo". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "Peter Russo". Russo Lawyers. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ Coorey, Phillip (28 July 2007). "Haneef released as charges dropped". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

External links

Media related to Peter Russo (politician) at Wikimedia Commons

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Mark Stewart	Member for Sunnybank 2015–2017	Abolished
New seat	Member for Toohey 2017–present	Incumbent

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