13 Facts About Greg Moriarty

Greg Moriarty was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Gregory Laurence Moriarty was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 4 April 1964.

Greg Moriarty has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Arts in Strategic and Defence Studies from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.

Greg Moriarty joined the Department of Defence in 1986 and worked in Defence until 1995, primarily in the Defence Intelligence Organisation as a regional analyst.

An officer in the Australian Army Reserve, Greg Moriarty was attached to the Headquarters of the United States Central Command in the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

Greg Moriarty returned to the Department of Defence in 2017 as the Secretary of the Department of Defence.

Greg Moriarty was the Assistant Secretary for the Parliamentary and Media Branch between 2008 and 2009 and then the First Assistant Secretary for the Consular, Public Diplomacy and Parliamentary Affairs Division from 2009 to 2010 of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Greg Moriarty arrived in Indonesia in late October, immediately prior to the Mount Merapi eruptions and the 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami.

Whilst Greg Moriarty was Ambassador to Indonesia, the Australian Government escalated its border protection policy.

From 2014 to 2015, Greg Moriarty was a Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Greg Moriarty's role was intended to focus primarily on preventing domestic terror threats.

Greg Moriarty was then appointed the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff in April 2017 heading up the Prime Minister's Office.

Greg Moriarty was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to public administration in leadership roles, particularly in national and international security".