Queensland's crime and corruption watchdog has a new boss with Bruce Barbour permanently appointed as chairman of the Crime and Corruption Commission.

The former NSW ombudsman has been interim head of the CCC since January after the resignation of Alan MacSporran.

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman says Mr Barbour was appointed by an independent selection panel.

"The chair of the CCC is one of the most important jobs in Queensland," she said on Friday.

"It is Queensland's peak anti-corruption agency and I have the utmost confidence Mr Barbour will lead the organisation with distinction."

Mr Barbour takes up the post after Mr MacSporran stepped down following a Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee report released in December.

The report called for a royal commission into the CCC after its contentious probe into Logan Council in 2019.

Mr Barbour's resume includes time as Queensland Integrity Commissioner, NSW Ombudsman, a member of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal and NSW buy casino app Control Authority.

"Mr Barbour also has a comprehensive understanding of the CCC having being appointed as an Ordinary Commissioner in 2021, with the bi-partisan support of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee," Ms Fentiman said.

Mr Barbour's appointment will begin on July 2, 2022, for a term of three years.