Peter Russo | |
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| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forToohey | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forSunnybank | |
| 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 |
Peter Samuel Russo (born 13 September 1955) is an Australian politician. He is theLabor Party member forToohey (formerlySunnybank) in theQueensland 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 ofQueensland,New South Wales, andWestern Australia and theHigh Court of Australia. He holds a Master of Laws from theQueensland 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 namedThe Australian newspaper's "Australian of the Year" in 2007. He has been involved in many high-profile cases, including representing DrMohamed Haneef in 2007 and 2008.[4]
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| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member forSunnybank 2015–2017 | Abolished |
| New seat | Member forToohey 2017–present | Incumbent |
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