Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Gopalkrishna Gandhi
18th Governor of West Bengal
In office 14 December 2004 – 14 December 2009
Preceded by	Viren J. Shah
Succeeded by	Devanand Konwar (additional charge)
Governor of Bihar (additional charge)
In office 31 January 2006 – 21 June 2006
Preceded by	Buta Singh
Succeeded by	R. S. Gavai
Personal details
Born	Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi (1945-04-22) 22 April 1945 (age 79) Delhi, British India
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	NIL
Spouse	Tara Gandhi
Children	2
Parent(s)	Devdas Gandhi Lakshmi Gandhi
Relatives	Ramchandra Gandhi Rajmohan Gandhi (brothers)
Alma mater	University of Delhi
Occupation	Professor of History and Politics at Ashoka University

Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi (born 22 April 1945) is a former administrator and diplomat who served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009.^[1] He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji).^[2] As a former IAS officer he served as Secretary to the President of India and as High Commissioner to South Africa and Sri Lanka, among other administrative and diplomatic posts.^[2] He was the United Progressive Alliance nominee for Vice President of India 2017 elections^[3] and lost with 244 votes against NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu, who got 516 votes.