(1964-04-04) 4 April 1964 (age 60) Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality
Australian
Alma mater
University of Western Australia (BA (Hons)) Australian National University (MA)[1]
Occupation
Public servant
Military service
Allegiance
Australia
Branch/service
Australian Army Reserve
Years of service
1983–1995
Battles/wars
Gulf War Bougainville
Gregory Laurence Moriarty, AO (born 4 April 1964) is a senior Australian public servant and diplomat, and the current Secretary of the Department of Defence since 4 September 2017. He was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.[2] Moriarty has been Australian Ambassador to Iran from 2005 to 2008, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia from 2010 to 2014, the inaugural Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 2015 to 2016, and the International and National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister.
^"Moriarty nominated as Indonesian Ambassador". UWA News. University of Western Australia. 4 August 2010.
^Turnbull, Malcolm (28 July 2017). "Secretary of the Department of Defence". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Press release). Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
Government. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Sheridan, Greg (12 July 2010). "GregMoriarty the best man possible for Indonesia envoy". The Australian...
Liane Moriarty (born 15 November 1966) is an Australian author. She has written nine novels, including the New York Times best sellers Big Little Lies...
inquiry in early June 2021, with delays ongoing, Defence Secretary GregMoriarty revealed under questioning that he had considered making contingency...
the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011. Miller, Greg & Moriarty, Colin (June 17, 2011). "The Top 25 PlayStation Network Games". IGN...
from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2018. Miller, Greg; Moriarty, Colin (2013-02-28). "IGN's Top 25 PlayStation Network Games". IGN....
to Indonesia In office January 2015 – 27 February 2018 Preceded by GregMoriarty Succeeded by Gary Quinlan Australian Ambassador to Thailand In office...
Conroy (politician), Minister for Defence Industry Agency executives GregMoriarty, Secretary of Defence Angus Campbell, Chief of the Defence Force Child...
Minister responsible The Hon Pat Conroy MP Organisation executives GregMoriarty AO, Secretary of the Department of Defence Chris Deeble AO CSC, Deputy...
the Foreign Ministry of Indonesia summoned Australia's Ambassador GregMoriarty to explain his country's surveillance of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono...
Sherlock realises there is a way out as long as Moriarty is alive, Moriarty shoots himself in the head. Moriarty appears in the third series in either flashbacks...
the Environment and Water David Fredericks PSM 1 July 2022 Defence GregMoriarty 4 September 2017 Education Tony Cook PSM 4 April 2023 Employment and...
Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo and Department of Defence Secretary GregMoriarty, discussing a plan to allow the cyber spy agency to snoop on Australian...
3–4 years 10 Jeremy Roger Newman 2001 (2001) 2005 (2005) 3–4 years 11 GregMoriarty 2005 (2005) 2008 (2008) 2–3 years 12 Marc Innes-Brown 2008 (2008) 2013 (2013)...
Twitch, under the name "Kinda Funny Games Daily". IGN editors Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty created The GameOverGreggy Show in 2013 as a side project, following...
government’s response the Secretary for the Department of Defence, GregMoriarty, toured the property in May 2024. Veterans who attended the Repatriation...
Canberra Times, September 2015 PM's chief adviser Drew Clarke to retire, GregMoriarty named chief of staff, Canberra Times, 18 April 2017 Tom McIlroy, (15...
Conversation Media. 30 July 2018. "Malcolm Turnbull appoints chief of staff GregMoriarty as new Defence secretary". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group...
years [note b] 19 Bill Farmer AO 2005 (2005) 2010 (2010) 13–14 years 20 GregMoriarty August 2010 (2010-08) 2014 (2014) 3–4 years 21 Paul Grigson February 2015 (2015-02)...
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