Michael John Moore AM (born 2 April 1950) is an Australian public health leader, academic and former politician.
[1] Moore holds a post-graduate diploma in education, a master's degree in population health, and a PhD from the University of Canberra.
[citation needed] In 1989, Moore was elected as a Residents Rally member to the first multi-member single-constituency unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly.
[citation needed] Moore was a social progressive who was responsible for the legalisation of prostitution,[3] the decriminalisation of cannabis[4] and was a strong advocate for trialling the provision of heroin to dependent users.
[9] From 2008 until 2018, Moore served as chief executive officer of the Public Health Association of Australia.