Michael Blundell

Sir Michael Blundell KBE (7 April 1907 – 1 February 1993) was a Kenyan farmer and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1948 until 1963, and as Minister of Agriculture in two spells between 1955 and 1962.

During World War II he joined the British Army in 1940, becoming an officer in the King's African Rifles.

[4] In 1954 he was appointed Minister on Emergency War Council, and formed the United Country Party, which supported the Lyttleton Constitution and multi-racialism, although it opposed common roll elections and the opening of the White Highlands to other races.

[6] He left the cabinet in the same year, but after being re-elected in the 1961 general elections, returned to the post of Minister of Agriculture.

[4] Following his retirement from politics, Blundell returned to farming and served as chairman of Egerton Agricultural College between 1962 and 1972.