Aneurin Bevan
Welsh politician (1897-1960)
Aneurin "Nye" Bevan PC (15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour politician. He is best for leading the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) to give medical care free at point-of-need to all Britons. He first became an MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929. He served as Shadow Foreign Secretary from 1956 to 1959 and was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1959 until his death in 1960. Under Prime Minister Clement Attlee, Bevan was Minister of Health (1945–1951) and Labour and National Service (1951).
Aneurin Bevan | |
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.jpg) Bevan in 1943 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 4 May 1959 – 6 July 1960 | |
| Leader | Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by | Jim Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | George Brown |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 22 July 1956 – 4 May 1959 | |
| Leader | Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by | Alf Robens |
| Succeeded by | Denis Healey |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | |
| In office 17 January 1951 – 23 April 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | George Isaacs |
| Succeeded by | Alf Robens |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 5 August 1945 – 17 January 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Henry Willink |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Marquand |
| Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale | |
| In office 30 May 1929 – 6 July 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Evan Davies |
| Succeeded by | Michael Foot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1897 Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 6 July 1960 (aged 62) Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Jennie Lee (m. 1934) |
Bevan was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire. He married Scottish-born fellow Labour politician Jennie Lee in 1934. He was a humanist.
On 6 July 1960, Bevan died of stomach cancer in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. He was 62.[1]
References change
- ↑ "Mr. Bevan Dies Peacefully in his Sleep". The Times. 7 July 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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