Terence Francis "Terry" Moran (born 19 October 1947 in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

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) was, as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the most senior official in the

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from March 2008 to September 2011.

Background

Moran was educated at

Parade College , motto_translation = Hold fast the traditions , city = Bundoora & Preston , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = ...

and received a BA (Hons) from

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria an ...

. He spent his early career as a bureaucrat in the Australian (Commonwealth) and Victorian Public Services. Moran’s first position as a public sector CEO was as Chief Executive of the Office of the State Training Board in Victoria from late 1987 until May 1993. In May 1993 he was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Australian National Training Authority in Brisbane. In August 1998 he became Queensland's Director-General of Education. Moran was appointed Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the State of

in July 2000 and held this position until his appointment as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Moran was the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from March 2008 to September 2011, the most senior position in the Australian Public Service. He was appointed by former Prime Minister

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, and continued in the position under Rudd's successor Prime Minister

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Honours

In 2006, Moran was appointed as an

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(AO). In 2012, Moran was invested as a

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(AC).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Terry 1947 births Living people Public servants from Melbourne Australian public servants People educated at Parade College La Trobe University alumni Companions of the Order of Australia Secretaries of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet