John Blundell (economist)

John Blundell (9 October 1952 – 22 July 2014) was a British economist who served as Director General and the Ralph Harris Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs.

[1][2][3][4] Blundell had been involved in the creation and development of numerous free-market think tanks.

He headed the Press, Research and Parliamentary Liaison Office at the Federation of Small Businesses from 1977 to 1982, and was a Lambeth London Borough Councillor from 1978 to 1982.

[5] Blundell became Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs on 1 January 1993.

[5] Blundell was a Director of Fairbridge and of the International Policy Network, and Chairman of the Institute Development and Relations Committee on the board of Atlas Economic Research Foundation.