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
Died30 August 1965(1965-08-30) (aged 66)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Resting placeCanberra Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s)
Ivy Florence Davis
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(m. 1939⁠–⁠1965)​
[1]
OccupationPublic 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]

References
  1. "Honeymoon in Victoria". The Canberra Times. 15 November 1939. p. 2.
  2. Drinkwater, Derek (2000), Moroney, James Vincent (Jim) (1898–1965), Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 February 2014
  3. CA 63: Department of Primary Industry [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 April 2014
  4. "Primary Industry Appointment". The Central Queensland Herald. 2 February 1956. p. 5.
  5. "Chairman of Board appointed". The Canberra Times. 5 September 1962. p. 13.
  6. "Death of Wheat Board chairman at 66". The Canberra Times. 31 August 1965. p. 9.
  7. "Wheat Board chairman dies". The Canberra Times. 31 August 1965. p. 1.
  8. Search Australian Honours: MORONEY, James Vincent, Australian Government, archived from the original on 2 April 2014
Government offices
Preceded by
John Crawford		 Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry
1956–1962		 Succeeded by
Alf Maiden
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