• 1911: Started working as a collier.
• 1919: Won a scholarship from the Miners’ Union to attend the Central Labour College in London for two years, where he learnt how to be an effective debater.
• 1926: During the miners’ strike he was elected as the Miners’ Union local representative.
• 1927: He was Elected as the Labour MP for Ebbw Vale, a seat he kept for the rest of his life.
• 1939: He was a staunch opponent of the Conservative government during the Second World War.
• 1944: Elected as a member of the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee, the highest authority within the party.
• 1945: The Labour Party wins the general election, and he’s appointed Minister of Health. He laid the foundations of the welfare state.
• 1946: The establishment of the National Health Service (NHS).
• 1951: Appointed Minister of Labour, but resigned due to disagreements, including a plan to start applying charges within the NHS.
• 1955: He was suspended from the Labour Party for several months because of his opposition to the standpoint on nuclear weapons.
• 1959: Appointed Deputy leader of the Labour Party.
‘Aneurin Bevan was one of the most important ministers of the post-war Labour Government and the chief architect of the National Health Service.’ – ‘Aneurin Bevan (1897 – 1960)’, History, BBC, – https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bevan_aneurin.shtm