Suraj Bhan

Suraj Bhan
Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes
In office 2004 - 2006
Succeeded by	Buta Singh
14th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office 23 November 2000 – 7 May 2003
Chief Minister	Prem Kumar Dhumal Virbhadra Singh
Preceded by	Vishnu Kant Shastri
Succeeded by	Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje
23rd Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office 20 April 1998 – 23 November 2000
Chief Minister	Kalyan Singh Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh
Preceded by	Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (Acting)
Succeeded by	Vishnu Kant Shastri
Governor of Bihar (Additional Charge)
In office 6 October 1999 – 23 November 1999
Chief Minister	Rabri Devi
Preceded by	B.M. Lall (Acting)
Succeeded by	V. C. Pande
11th Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
In office 12 July 1996 – 4 December 1997
Speaker	P. A. Sangma
Preceded by	S. Mallikarjunaiah
Succeeded by	P. M. Sayeed
22nd Minister of Agriculture
In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Jagannath Mishra
Succeeded by	H. D. Deve Gowda
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1967-1971; 1977-1980; 1980-1984; 1996-1997
Constituency	Ambala
Leader of Opposition of Haryana Assembly
In office 1989-1990
Revenue Minister (Haryana)
In office 1987-1989
Personal details
Born	(1928-10-01)1 October 1928 Yamunanagar, British India
Died	6 August 2006(2006-08-06) (aged 77) Delhi, India
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Suraj Bhan (1 October 1928 – 6 August 2006) was an Indian politician who was elected to the Lok Sabha for four terms from Ambala. He also served as the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha from July 1996 to December 1997. He served as governor of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Bihar.