Bali Ram Bhagat

Bali Ram Bhagat
11th Governor of Rajasthan
In office 30 June 1993 – 1 May 1998
Preceded by	Dhanik Lal Mandal (Additional charge)
Succeeded by	Darbara Singh
8th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office 11 February 1993 – 29 June 1993
Preceded by	Surendra Nath (Additional charge)
Succeeded by	Gulsher Ahmed
13th External Affairs Minister of India
In office 25 September 1985 – 12 May 1986
Preceded by	Rajiv Gandhi
Succeeded by	P. Shiv Shankar
6th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office 1976–1977
Deputy	G.G. Swell
Preceded by	G. S. Dhillon
Succeeded by	N. Sanjiva Reddy
Personal details
Born	(1922-10-07)7 October 1922 Patna, Bihar, British India
Died	2 January 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 88) New Delhi, India
Spouse	Vidya Bhagat ​ (m. 1944)​
Children	2 (1 son and 1 daughter)
Parent	Ham Rup Bhagat (father)

Bali Ram Bhagat (7 October 1922 – 2 January 2011) was an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha representing Patna-cum-Shahabad from 1952 to 1957 and Shahabad from 1957 to 1977. Bhagat has also served as the 6th Speaker of the Lok Sabha and 13th Foreign Minister of India.