History practice question
Who is widely regarded as the driving force behind the creation of the National Health Service as a government minister?
- Aneurin BevanCorrect answer
- Neville Chamberlain
- Stanley Baldwin
- Ramsay MacDonald
Why
Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, as Minister of Health in the post-war Labour government, led the creation of the NHS in 1948.
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