Aneurin Bevan

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).

The Right Honourable Aneurin Bevan
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	(1897-11-15)15 November 1897 Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died	6 July 1960(1960-07-06) (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.

Other websites

• Works by Aneurin Bevan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)