Brij Behari Lal Butail
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Brij Behari Lal Butail | |
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| 12th Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly | |
| In office 9 January 2013 – 10 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Ram |
| Succeeded by | Rajeev Bindal |
| Political Adviser to Chief Minister | |
| In office January 2005 – December 2007 | |
| Revenue Minister | |
| In office 6 March 2003 – 5 July 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Sat Mahajan |
| Chief Parliamentary Secretary | |
| In office 10 October 1995 – March 1998 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office January 2013 – January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Parveen Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Ashish Butail |
| Constituency | Palampur |
| In office 1993–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Shiv Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Parveen Sharma |
| Constituency | Palampur |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Ch. Sharavan Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Shiv Kumar |
| Constituency | Palampur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1941 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Beena Butail |
| Relations | Lala Kanhiya Lal Butail (Grandfather) Kunj Behari Lal Butail (Brother) |
| Children | 3 daughters & 1 son |
| Official residence | Annadale View, Shimla |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (L.L.B.) & D.A.V. College, Jalandhar (B.A.) |
| Profession | Politician, Tea Planter and Horticulturist |
Brij Behari Lal Butail (or BBL Butail) is an Indian politician from Palampur. He was MLA of Palampur and he was the 12th Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He retired from politics in 2017 and his son Ashish Butail was elected as MLA of Palampur in January 2018.
He was born on 25 July 1941 to Lala Bansi Lal Butail and Smt. Satyavati Butail in Bundla, Palampur. Butails have contributed to the politics of Palampur since the Independence. His father and grandfather, Lala Kanhiya Lal Butail were freedom fighters. His grandfather was also the first representative of Palampur after India's independence. After him, his elder brother Kunj Behari Lal Butail became the MLA.
He did his schooling in Palampur and later earned the degree of B.A. and L.L.B. from University of Delhi.
Butails have had cordial relations with the central leaders of the INC like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and current representatives like Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.[1]