Dan Purdie

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Dan Purdie

MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ninderry
Assumed office
25 November 2017
Preceded byNew seat
Personal details
Born (1973-07-20) 20 July 1973 (age 48)
Townsville, Queensland
Political party Liberal National Party

Daniel Gerard Purdie (born 20 July 1973) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal National Party member for Ninderry in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017. [1]

Following the resignation of Shadow Police Minister Trevor Watts on 28 April 2020, Purdie was made the Shadow Minister for Police. [2]

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Ninderry". Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. @9NewsQueensland (28 April 2020). "#BREAKING: A leading Queensland politician has been caught breaching #coronavirus restrictions. @RMorrison9 #9News" (Tweet) via Twitter.
Parliament of Queensland
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