John Rosso

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.

The Honourable John Rosso MP
Rosso in 2024
Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 May 2022
Prime Minister	James Marape
Preceded by	Sam Basil
Minister for Lands and Physical Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2019
Prime Minister	James Marape
Preceded by	Justin Tkatchenko
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2017
Preceded by	Loujaya Kouza
Constituency	Lae Open
Personal details
Nationality	Papua New Guinean
Political party	Pangu Party
Profession	Business

Career

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.