Niall Macpherson
Mr Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson
Rush ID: 4875
Details
- Born:
- 3 August 1908
- Died:
- 11 October 1987
- Birth place:
- U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Company director
- Election occupation:
- Company director
- Parentage:
- Sir T. Stewart Macpherson, of Newtonmore, Inverness-shire
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
References
- Rush ID:
- 4875
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q7023907
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- MACPHERSON, Niall (1908-1987)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Drumalbyn
New hereditary
1963
Constituencies
-
Dumfriesshire
Party: Nat. Lib. & Con. Year of election: 1950 Date of election: 23 February 1950 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1963* Date of exit: 9 November 1963 Party: Nat. Lib. & Con. Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Regional Notes: None -
Dumfriesshire
Party: Nat. Lib. Year of election: 1945 Date of election: 5 July 1945 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Party: Nat. Lib. Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Regional Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Opposition/other party Whip 1945-1955
-
Under-Secretary of State 1955-1960
Scottish Office
-
Parliamentary Secretary 1960-1962
Board of Trade
-
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance 1962-1963
-
Minister of State 1963-1964
Board of Trade
-
Minister without Portfolio 1970-1974
Higher education
-
Trinity College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
Relationships
-
Related by marriage to Norah Runge
Parties
-
National Liberal member
1945-1950
-
National Liberal and Conservative member
1950-