Ken Moroney

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name = Ken Moroney AO APM


caption = Ken Moroney speaks to Seven News regarding the Cronulla race riots (December 2005)
order = New South Wales Police Commissioner
term_start = 2002
term_end = 2007
predecessor = Peter James Ryan
successor = Andrew Scipione
birth_date = 19??
birth_place = Glebe, New South Wales
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Ken Moroney AO APM was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force in New South Wales, Australia from 2002 until August 31 2007.

Personal life

Born in the inner-Sydney suburb of Glebe, 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. He joined the police in 1965: his first posting was at Liverpool. Moroney then served more than 14 years in country postings at Lismore and West Wyalong. Between 1987 and 1990 he was director of training at the New South Wales Police Academy (now College) in Goulburn.

Two of his three sons followed him into the force. Michael is a senior sergeant at Green Valley, New South Wales in Sydney and Peter is a detective senior constable at the Counter-Terrorism Co-ordination Command. His third son, Andrew, works in a security firm. Ken Moroney is married to Bev.

Career Progression

Moroney joined the New South Wales Police Force in 1965 as a Probationary Constable with the No 22 Division (Liverpool, New South Wales). In 1973 he undertook a variety of general duty command roles in regional stations at Lismore, Coraki and West Wyalong, before being promoted to Senior Constable in 1974 and then Sergeant in 1981.fact|date=September 2008

In 1987 he was promoted to Superintendent and was the director of recruitment and constable development at the New South Wales Police Academy in Goulburn. In 1990 he was appointed chief-of-staff to Police Commissioner John Keith Avery and then Tony Lauer. 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 James Ryan as Police Commissioner in 2002, having been selected for the position by the New South Wales Premier Bob Carr.fact|date=September 2008

As Police Commissioner, Moroney has worked under four police ministers: Michael Costa, John Watkins, Carl Scully and David Campbell.fact|date=September 2008

Qualifications

Ken Moroney's qualifications include a Master of Arts Degree (Macquarie University), a Diploma in Justice Administration (Charles Sturt University), a Graduate Diploma in Management ( Macquarie University), and a Certificate in Personnel Management. He has also graduated from the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. [ [http://police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/commissioner_ken_moroney NSW Police Online | Commissioner Ken Moroney] ] He has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Charles Sturt University.fact|date=September 2008

Awards

Ken Moroney has been admitted as an Officer in the Order of Australia. He has also been awarded the Australian Police Medal and the National Medal. Along with three New South Wales Police Commissioner's Commendations for Service, he is a recipient of the New South Wales Police Medal and the New South Wales Police Olympic Citation.fact|date=September 2008

Retirement

Ken Moroney retired on 31 August 2007. Long-standing Deputy Commissioner Andrew Scipione became the new Police Commissioner effective from 1 September 2007. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/tears-for-grandads-last-march/2007/08/28/1188067111410.html Tears for Grandad's last march, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 August 2007] ]

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