John Sosso

Mr Sosso is a long serving Queensland and Commonwealth public servant.

He graduated from the University of Queensland with Honours Degrees in Law and Public Administration.

After serving as a private solicitor, he joined the Queensland Department of Justice in 1984 in the Policy and Legislation Division. Subsequently he served in senior roles in the Department of Justice, Department of Consumers Affairs and Department of Emergency Services.

He served as Deputy Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet between 1996 and 1998. During that time, he acted as both Director-General and Coordinator-General on a number of occasions.

As a Member and Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal between 2000 and 2012 he mediated, arbitrated and negotiated native title claims and litigation throughout Australia.

Between 2012 and 2015, he was the Director-General of the then Department of Justice and Attorney-General and between 2017 and 2023, Deputy President of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal.