Balram Jakhar

Balram Jakhar
14th Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office 20 July 2004 – 19 July 2009
Chief Minister	Uma Bharti Babulal Gaur Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Preceded by	Lt. Gen. K. M. Seth (Acting)
Succeeded by	Rameshwar Thakur
Governor of Gujarat
Additional Charge
In office 12 July 2004 – 24 July 2004
Chief Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Kailashpati Mishra
Succeeded by	Nawal Kishore Sharma
19th Minister of Agriculture
In office 21 June 1991 – 17 January 1996
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	Devi Lal
Succeeded by	Jagannath Mishra
8th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office 22 January 1980 – 27 November 1989
Deputy	G. Lakshmanan M. Thambi Durai
Preceded by	K. S. Hegde
Succeeded by	Rabi Ray
Leader of Opposition of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 19 June 1977 – 17 February 1980
Preceded by	Prakash Singh Badal
Succeeded by	Prakash Singh Badal
Personal details
Born	(1923-08-23)23 August 1923 Panjkosi, Punjab, British India
Died	3 February 2016(2016-02-03) (aged 92)[1] Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Children	Sunil Jakhar, Sajjan Jakhar, Surinder Jakhar
Profession	Farmer, Politician

Balram Jakhar (23 August 1923 – 3 February 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was also the longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha.