Niall MacDermot | |
|---|---|
 MacDermot in 1989 | |
| Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists | |
| In office 1970–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Seán MacBride |
| Succeeded by | Adama Dieng |
| Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 29 August 1967 – 28 September 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Frederick Willey |
| Succeeded by | Denis Howell |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 21 October 1964 – 29 August 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Alan Green |
| Succeeded by | Harold Lever |
| Member of Parliament for Derby North | |
| In office 17 April 1962 – 29 May 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Clifford Wilcock |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Whitehead |
| Member of Parliament for Lewisham North | |
| In office 14 February 1957 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Austin Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Chataway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1916 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 22 February 1996 (aged 79) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Political party | Labour (from 1956) |
| Spouses | Ludmila Benvenuto (m. 1966)Violet Maxwell
(m. 1940, dissolved) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Niall MacDermot CBE OBE QC (10 September 1916 – 22 February 1996) was a British Labour politician.
MacDermot was educated at Rugby School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and served in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War.[1] He was first elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham North, at a by-election in 1957 following the death of Conservative MP Sir Austin Hudson.
MacDermot lost his seat two years later at the 1959 general election, and unsuccessfully contested the equivalent seat at the 1961 London County Council election. He returned to Parliament as MP for Derby North at a by-election in 1962.
He was Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1964 to 1967, and retired from the Commons at the 1970 general election.
From 1970 to 1990, he was Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists, succeeding Seán MacBride.[2]
He was the grandson of Hugh Hyacinth O'Rorke MacDermot, who served as Solicitor General for Ireland in 1885 and 1886, and as Attorney General for Ireland in 1892. He was also the nephew of Frank MacDermot a Fine Gael politician.
