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The NHS was founded on 5 July 1948

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Who was the Minister of Health responsible for establishing the NHS?

Clement Attlee

Aneurin (Nye) Bevan

William Beveridge

Winston Churchill

Explanation

Aneurin (Nye) Bevan was the Minister of Health who oversaw the creation of the NHS in 1948. Attlee was PM, Beveridge wrote the report that proposed welfare reforms, and Churchill was the opposition leader at the time.

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Which Welsh Labour politician founded the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948?

Clement Attlee

William Beveridge

Aneurin (Nye) Bevan

Harold Wilson

Explanation

Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, a Welsh Labour politician, founded the NHS on 5 July 1948. Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister at the time, and William Beveridge wrote the report that inspired the welfare state, but it was Bevan who created the NHS itself.