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