Jim Moroney (public servant)

James Vincent Moroney CBE (17 December 1898 – 30 August 1965) was a senior Australian public servant and policymaker.

Jim Moroney CBE
Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry
In office 15 February 1956 – October 1962
Personal details
Born	James Vincent Moroney (1898-12-17)17 December 1898 Bochara, Victoria
Died	30 August 1965(1965-08-30) (aged 66) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Resting place	Canberra Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Ivy Florence Davis ​ ​ (m. 1939⁠–⁠1965)​ [1]
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Jim Moroney was born on 17 December 1898 in Bochara, Victoria.^[2] For schooling, he attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat.^[2]

Moroney began his Commonwealth public service career in 1916, in Melbourne as a clerk at the Prime Minister's Department.^[2] He went on to work in the Department of Markets and Migration, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Commerce and Agriculture.^[2]

In February 1956, Moroney was appointed Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry.^[3][4] He stayed in the position until 1962, when he was appointed to a three year term as chairman of the Wheat Board.^[5] At the Wheat Board, under Moroney's leadership, the board successfully disposed of three record harvests and Moroney was personally responsible for some of the large wheat sale contracts.^[6]

Moroney died of cancer in Canberra on 30 August 1965, aged 66.^[2][7]

Awards and honours

Moroney was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1960.^[8]