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Blair Vincent Ewing (10 July 1928 – 22 December 1995) was a Southern Rhodesia politician. He served as Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs (Rhodesia), under the United Federal Party, from the 16th of November, 1962, to the 17th of December, 1962. Blair Ewing served as a Southern Rhodesia M.P until he resigned from Parliament on August 4, 1964, due to the growing popularity of the Rhodesian Front

Blair Ewing served as a M.P for Lomagundi, beating the Dominion Party candidate Frank Clements. At the time of his election in 1958 he was 29 years old, making him the countries youngest M.P. Ewing helped oversee the construction of Kariba Dam, being one of the last people to travel down the Zambezi before it's completion, he also served as a M.P on the Select Committee on Resettlement of Natives.

In 1962, Ewing was appointed as Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs (also known as Cabinet Minister of Native Affairs and District Administration), he sought to repeal the Land Apportionment Act but was blocked by his own party. Follow the U.F.P's defeat by the Rhodesian Front in the 1962 election, he continued to serve as a M.P for another year before leaving politics altogether in August 1963 due to accepting a post at an 'Efficiency Firm', requiring him to resign from parliament and not stand for another election.

References

1. ^ Morreira, Shannon (2016-10-31). "Working with our grandparents' illusions: On colonial lineage and inheritance in Southern African anthropology". HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 6 (2): 279–295. doi:10.14318/hau6.2.018. ISSN 2049-1115.
2. Who's who of Southern Africa. Ken Donaldson (Pty.) Limited. 1971.
3. Peck, A.J.A (1 January 1966). Rhodesia Accuses (PDF). Three Sisters Books. p. 123. ISBN 9780853071167.

• 1928 births
• 1995 deaths