surjit singh barnala (21 october 1925 – 14 january 2017) was an indian politician. he was chief minister of punjab from 29 september 1985 to 11 june 1987. he was also the governor of tamil nadu from 3 november 2004 to 31 august 2011, as well as uttarakhand, andhra pradesh and andaman and nicobar islands. he was a member of the shiromani akali dal party.