Des Moore

Who is Des Moore?

Des Moore is an Australian economist and political commentator. After graduating in law from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and in economics from the London School of Economics, he worked for 28 years in the Commonwealth Treasury. He was deputy secretary of the Federal Treasury until 1987. From 1987 to 1996 he worked for the Institute of Public Affairs. He was also a Councillor at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

In February 1996, he established the Institute for Private Enterprise, a thinktank to promote free enterprise views, and remains its Chairman. In recent years he has expressed sceptical views on climate warming, and is a proponent and confidant of Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley.