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Welsh politician (1897–1960)

Not to be confused with Ernest Bevin.

For the local health board headquartered in Caerleon, Wales, see Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Aneurin "Nye" BevanPC (; Welsh:[aˈnəɨ.rɪn]; 15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960) was a WelshLabour Party politician, noted for spearheading the creation of the British National Health Service during his tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's government. He is also known for his wider contribution to the founding of the British welfare state. He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War. Before entering Parliament, Bevan was involved in miners' union politics and was a leading figure in the 1926 general strike. Bevan is widely regarded as one of the most influential left-wing politicians in British history.

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BEVAN, ANEURIN (1897 - 1960), politician and one of the founders of the Welfare State

Name: Aneurin Bevan
Date of birth: 1897
Date of death: 1960
Spouse: Jennie Bevan (née Lee)
Parent: Phoebe Bevan (née Prothero)
Parent: David Bevan
Gender: Male
Occupation: politician and one of the founders of the Welfare State
Area of activity: Politics, Government and Political Movements; Public and Social Service, Civil Administration
Author: John Graham Jones

Born 15 November 1897 at 32 Charles Street, Tredegar, Monmouth, the sixth of the ten children of David Bevan and Phoebe, the daughter of John Prothero, a local blacksmith. David Bevan was a coal miner and a Baptist, he was fond of books and music and he exercised much influence on his son. Aneurin Bevan went to Sirhowy elementary school which he disliked intensely, and he left in 1910. Nevertheless, he borrowed books from the local Workmen's Library and read extensively on economics, philosophy and poli

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Aneurin Bevan facts for kids

Not to be confused with Ernest Bevin.

For the local health board headquartered in Caerleon, Wales, see Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Aneurin "Nye" BevanPC (; Welsh: [aˈnəɨ.rɪn]; 15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960) was a WelshLabour Party politician, noted for tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's government in which he spearheaded the creation of the British National Health Service. He is also known for his wider contribution to the founding of the British welfare state. He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his Conservative government during the Second World War. Before entering Parliament, Bevan was involved in miner's union politics and was a leading figure in the 1926 general strike. Bevan is widely regarded as one of the most influential left-wing politicians in British history.

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