Dan Purdie | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ninderry | |
Assumed office 25 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Minister for Police &Emergency Services |
Personal details | |
Born | Townsville,Queensland | 20 July 1973
Political party | Liberal National Party |
Spouse | Andrea |
Children | 2 daughters |
Occupation | Police officer,politician |
Daniel Gerard Purdie (born 20 July 1973) is an Australian politician.
Purdie was raised in Zillmere,north Brisbane,Queensland,and attended Padua College. [1] The second son,his father was a cabinetmaker before becoming a music teacher,and his mother caring for the family. [1]
He was a police officer for 25 years,with the Queensland Police Service. [2] [3] His duties included being a drug squad detective,Australian Crime Commission,and as a detective sergeant,Sunshine Coast Child Protection and Investigation Unit. [1] [4]
Circa 2010 he married Andrea,and has two daughters. [1]
He has been the Liberal National Party member for Ninderry in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017,in the new electorate. [5] [1]
Following the immediate resignation of Trevor Watts on 28 April 2020,Purdie was made the Shadow Minister for Police. [2] [6]
With the LNP winning the election in Queensland after 26 October 2024,he became the Minister for Police and Community Safety. [3] (Jack Dempsey was another former police officer to serve as a Queensland police minister (2012–2015).)