Dan Purdie

Daniel Gerard Purdie is an Australian politician.

Personal life

Purdie was raised in Zillmere, north Brisbane, Queensland, and attended Padua College. The second son, his father was a cabinetmaker before becoming a music teacher, and his mother caring for the family.
He was a police officer for 25 years, with the Queensland Police Service. His duties included being a drug squad detective, Australian Crime Commission, and as a detective sergeant, Sunshine Coast Child Protection and Investigation Unit.
Circa 2010 he married Andrea, and has two daughters.

Political career

He has been the Liberal National Party member for Ninderry in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017, in the new electorate.
Following the immediate resignation of Trevor Watts on 28 April 2020, Purdie was made the Shadow Minister for Police.
With the LNP winning the election in Queensland after 26 October 2024, he became the Minister for Police and Community Safety.