"Patrick Douglas Purcell" is an Australian politician. He was a Australian Labor Party/Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Electoral district of Bulimba/Bulimba from 1992 to 2009.

Purcell was born in the New South Wales town of Cowra, New South Wales/Cowra. Prior to election to parliament he was the secretary of the Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation (Queensland Branch).

Purcell entered parliament at the Queensland state election, 1992/1992 state election as the member for Electoral district of Bulimba/Bulimba. He held the seat until his retirement in 2009.

Purcell served as the Minister for Emergency Services from July 2005 to July 2007 in the Beattie Ministry. Before that he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing. 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 Premier Anna Bligh told him "he had no choice but to resign". Those charges were subsequently withdrawn following mediation.

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We've been stressing mental preparedness. And mental things lose game like this.

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If you offer [the bunt] and the ball hits you, its a dead ball strike. I try not to let that stuff bother me, but it gives me a headache.

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