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Aneurin Bevan

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Also Known As Nye Bevan

Health Minister

Citation Formats

General Reference

Health and Wellness Atlas. "Aneurin Bevan." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/figures/aneurin-bevan.

APA Style

Health and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Aneurin Bevan. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/figures/aneurin-bevan

BibTeX

@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-aneurin-bevan,
  author = {Health and Wellness Atlas},
  title = {Aneurin Bevan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/figures/aneurin-bevan},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A Welsh Labour Party politician who, as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's post-war government, launched the National Health Service on 5 July 1948. He pushed the service through against opposition from the British Medical Association, insisting it be comprehensive, free at the point of delivery and available according to clinical need rather than ability to pay. He served as Minister of Health and Housing from 1945 to 1951.

Facts

Birth Year

1897 1

Birth Date

1897-11-15 1

Death Year

1960 1

Death Date

1960-07-06 1

Nationality

Welsh 1

Notable For

Launching the National Health Service as Minister of Health on 5 July 1948, and securing its founding principles of comprehensive, universal care free at the point of delivery. 2

Cross-Tradition Connections