Terry Moran

Terence Francis "Terry" Moran (born 19 October 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria) was, as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the most senior official in the Australian Public Service from March 2008 to September 2011.

Background

Moran was educated at Parade College and received a BA (Hons) from La Trobe University.

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. In 2012, Moran was invested as a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).