| Pat Brazil | |
| Office1: | Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department |
| Term Start1: | 1983 |
| Term End1: | 1989 |
| Birth Name: | Patrick Brazil |
| Birth Place: | Fortitude Valley, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Public servant |
| Nationality: |  Australian |
| Spouse: | Colleen Morrissey |
| Alma Mater: | University of Queensland |
Patrick Brazil (1930 – 28 June 2017) was an Australian senior public servant. His career included time serving as the head of the Attorney-General's Department between 1983 and 1989.
Pat Brazil was born in Fortitude Valley, Queensland in 1930.[1] He was educated in Ipswich at a convent school, and later at the Christian Brothers College.[1] He won a scholarship to study Arts and Law at the University of Queensland.[1]
Brazil moved to Canberra to join the Attorney-General's Department in August 1953.[1]
Between 1983 and 1989, Brazil was Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department. When he resigned from the role, he also resigned from the Australian Public Service.[2]
Brazil died on 28 June 2017.[3] [4]
Brazil was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1989, in recognition of service to the Public Service as Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department.