Kenneth Edward Moroney, (born 15 September 1945) is a former police officer who served as the
Commissioner
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of the
New South Wales Police Force
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from 2002 until 2007.
Personal life
Born in the inner-
Sydney
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suburb of
Glebe, New South Wales
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Glebe is surrounded by Blackwattle Bay ...
, Moroney moved with his family to the south-western suburb of
Villawood as a child in the 1950s. He completed his schooling at
De La Salle, Bankstown. He has undergraduate and post-graduate university qualifications.
Moroney married his wife Bev on 1 June 1968.
She died on 24 May 2015 after a long illness.
Two of their three sons followed Moroney into the police force.
One is a senior sergeant at
Green Valley, New South Wales
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in Sydney and another is a detective senior constable at the Counter-Terrorism Co-ordination Command.
Career
Moroney joined the
New South Wales Police Force
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in 1965 as a probationary
constable
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with the No 22 Division in
Liverpool, New South Wales
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. In 1973 he undertook a variety of general duty command roles in regional stations at
Lismore,
Coraki
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and
West Wyalong
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, before being promoted to
senior constable
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in 1974 and then
sergeant
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in 1981.
In 1987 Moroney was promoted to
superintendent
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*Prison warden or Superintendent, a prison administrator
*Superintendent (ecclesiastical), a church exec ...
and was the director of recruitment and constable development at the
New South Wales Police Academy
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in
Goulburn
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. In 1990 he was appointed chief-of-staff to Police Commissioner
John Avery and then
Tony Lauer
Anthony Raymond Lauer, (born 19 December 1935) is a former police officer who served as the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1991 until 1996. In February 1996, Lauer's term ended in controversy with his resignation soon after th ...
. In 1997 he was given the job of City East region commander. Five years later he was appointed a senior deputy commissioner. He replaced
Peter Ryan as Police Commissioner in 2002, having been selected for the position by the New South Wales Premier,
Bob Carr
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.
As Police Commissioner, Moroney worked under four police ministers:
Michael Costa (2001–2003),
John Watkins (2003–2005),
Carl Scully
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Background and early career
Scully ...
(2005–2006) and
David Campbell (2007–2008).
Qualifications
Moroney's qualifications include a
Master of Arts
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degree and a Graduate Diploma in Management from
Macquarie University
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and a Diploma in Justice Administration from
Charles Sturt University
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. He also graduated from the
FBI Academy
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, Quantico, Virginia.
Honours and awards
Moroney was awarded three
New South Wales Police Force
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Commissioner's Commendations for Service, he is a recipient of the New South Wales Police Medal and the New South Wales Police Olympic Citation.
In November, 2015 Moroney was also inducted as a Life Member of
NSW Police Legacy
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. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Charles Sturt University.
In 2018 Moroney was elected as a Fellow of the
Royal Society of New South Wales
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and in January 2019 was gazetted as such by the then-
Governor of New South Wales
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,
David Hurley
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, in the ''New South Wales Government Gazette''.
Retirement
Moroney retired on 31 August 2007. Long-standing Deputy Commissioner
Andrew Scipione
Andrew Phillip Scipione, (born 31 March 1958) is a former police officer who served as Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force, succeeding Ken Moroney on 31 August 2007. He retired from the New South Wales Police Force on 31 March 2017. ...
became the new Police Commissioner effective from 1 September 2007. Moroney is the Director of a company called Nemesis Consultancy Group, leading investigations around the world.
References
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Commissioners of the New South Wales Police
Macquarie University alumni
Officers of the Order of Australia
People from Sydney
Living people
1945 births
Recipients of the Australian Police Medal
Charles Sturt University alumni