Jim Moroney (public servant)

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]

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