Muriel Ritson

Muriel Ritson
Born8 July 1885
Died8 July 1980
NationalityScottish
EducationGreenock Academy
Known forScottish representative on the Beveridge Committee which formed the National Health Service

Muriel Ritson CBE (1885–1980) was a career administrator and worked in the civil service.[1] Her most important position was the Scottish representative for the Department of Health on the Beveridge Committee which was responsible for creating the National Health Service of the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth., ed. (15 October 2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.