John Rosso is a

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politician and Member of the 10th

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. 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

Rosso has been active in private enterprise and is the owner of FTM Construction and ESS Security Systems. 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). He was appointed Minister for Lands & Physical Planning in the government of

James Marape James Marape (born 24 April 1971) is a Papua New Guinean politician who has served as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the el ...

and was sworn in to office on 7 June 2019.

References

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