Aneurin Bevan
(1897-1960), Editor of 'Tribune' and Labour politician; MP for Ebbw Vale and Minister of Health; husband of Jennie LeeSitter associated with 34 portraits
Politician. Born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, 'Nye' Bevan was elected Labour MP for Ebbw Vale (1929-60), and became the South Wales miners' spokesman. He was founder and, from 1942 to 1945, editor of the left-wing weekly Tribune. As Minister for Health and Housing (1945-51) Bevan guided the National Health Service Act through Parliament (1946) and oversaw its implementation in the National Health Service (1948) with nationalised hospitals and free medical treatment for all.
Explore the portrait of Aneurin Bevan by Peter Lambda (NPG 4993) from all angles
by Peter Lambda
plaster, circa 1945
NPG 5490
The Bevans (Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee; Karol Keres; Pietro Nenni)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
bromide print, 1957
NPG P431
Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee; William George Bevan and an unknown woman
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 October 1934
NPG x131119
Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee; Sir Archibald James Lush and an unknown woman
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 October 1934
NPG x131120
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1940
NPG x14029
by Howard Coster
vintage print, 1943
NPG x1728
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1943
NPG x1729
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1943
NPG x2930
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1943
NPG x2931
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1945
NPG x92563
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1945
NPG x92564
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1945
NPG x92565
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, September 1945
NPG x165169
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 4 October 1945
NPG x92562
by Associated Press
bromide press print, circa 1949
NPG x184224
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 30 June 1951
NPG x184221
Harold Wilson; Aneurin Bevan; Jennie Lee
by Planet News
bromide press print, 27 September 1954
NPG x184222
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 30 September 1956
NPG x88328
Jennie Lee with unknown sitters (probably including Aneurin Bevan)
by Jane Bown
bromide print, 1957
NPG x28626
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell; Aneurin Bevan
by Jane Bown
bromide print, 1957
NPG x28619
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 28 September 1958
NPG x184225
Group including Aneurin Bevan, Hugh Gaitskell and Denis Healey, Baron Healey
by Central Press
bromide press print, 29 August 1959
NPG x184223
by Harry Lawrence Oakley
cut paper silhouette, mid 20th century
NPG D20558
John Edmonds; includes portrait of Aneurin Bevan
by Martin Rowson
pen and ink, 27 May 2002
NPG D49439
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