| Dan Purdie | |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Constituency Am: | Ninderry |
| Assembly: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start: | 25 November 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Minister for Police & Emergency Services |
| Birth Date: | 1973 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Townsville, Queensland |
| 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.
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.[4]
Circa 2010 he married Andrea, and has two daughters.
He has been the Liberal National Party member for Ninderry in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017, in the new electorate.[5]
Following the immediate resignation of Trevor Watts on 28 April 2020, Purdie was made the Shadow Minister for Police.[6]
With the LNP winning the election in Queensland after 26 October 2024, he became the Minister for Police and Community Safety. (Jack Dempsey was another former police officer to serve as a Queensland police minister (2012–2015).)