Abiding Values - Doctor the Honourable Henry Gluckman (Former Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Field-Marshal J.C. Smuts
Dedicated and Signed by the author Dr Henry Gluckman.
Abiding Values - Doctor the Honourable Henry Gluckman (Former Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Field-Marshal J.C. Smuts
Publisher: Caxton Ltd. (1970)
Binding: Hardcover with DJ
Pages: 522
Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The DJ has some limited signs of wear and tear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
Henry Gluckman (1893-1987) was a South African politician. He served as Minister of Health from 1945 until 1948. He was the country's first Jewish cabinet minister. He was first elected to Parliament in 1938, representing the United Party. A member of the party’s liberal wing, Gluckman was a proponent of racial equality and generous social spending. Between 1942 and 1944, he chaired the National Health Services (NHS) Commission. He proposed the free provision of medical care to all South Africans. The NHS would be financed by a health tax. Although his proposal wasn’t ultimately adopted by government, it has influenced healthcare policy in the country. He criticized his successor A.J. Stals, who he believed, had mismanaged the Directorate of housing, causing a shortage of sufficient shelter.
