AustraliaLocal AssemblyLiberal National PartyQueensland · NinderryMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Dan Purdie
Profile
Dan Purdie is an Australian politician serving as the Minister for Police and Community Safety in the Queensland government. Before entering politics, he had a distinguished 25-year career with the Queensland Police Service, where he worked as a drug squad detective and a detective sergeant in the Child Protection and Investigation Unit. He was first elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 2017 as the member for Ninderry. Following the Liberal National Party's victory in the 2024 state election, he was appointed to his current ministerial role.
Details
- Born
- 1973-07-20 · 52 years old
- Birth place
- Zillmere, Queensland, Australia
- Education
- Padua College
- Career
- Police officer, drug squad detective, detective sergeant
