Patrick Douglas Purcell (born 17 March 1947) is an Australian politician.
[1] Prior to election to parliament he was the secretary of the Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation (Queensland Branch).
[1] On 4 July 2007, Pat Purcell announced he would resign as Minister after allegations arose that he assaulted two public servants.
The subsequently proven allegations forced the then Queensland Premier Anna Bligh told him "he had no choice but to resign".
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