Gopal Swarup Pathak

Gopal Swarup Pathak
Official portrait, c. 1970
4th Vice President of India
In office 31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974
President	Varahagiri Venkata Giri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Succeeded by	Basappa Danappa Jatti
Governor of Mysore
In office 13 May 1967 – 31 August 1969
Chief Minister	Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa Veerendra Patil
Preceded by	Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Succeeded by	Dharma Vira
Personal details
Born	(1896-02-26)26 February 1896 Bareilly, North-Western Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	4 October 1982(1982-10-04) (aged 86)
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Allahabad University

Gopal Swarup Pathak (26 February 1896 – 4 October 1982) was the fourth vice president of India from August 1969 to August 1974. He was the first Indian vice president not to succeed his superior as President.