Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Gopalkrishna Gandhi | |
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| 17th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 14 December 2004 – 14 December 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee |
| Preceded by | Viren J. Shah |
| Succeeded by | Devanand Konwar (additional charge) |
| Governor of Bihar (additional charge) | |
| In office 31 January 2006 – 21 June 2006 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Buta Singh |
| Succeeded by | R. S. Gavai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi 22 April 1945 Delhi, British India |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Tara Gandhi |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Ramchandra Gandhi (brother) Rajmohan Gandhi (brother) Mahatma Gandhi (paternal grandfather) Kasturba Gandhi (paternal grandmother) C. Rajagopalachari (maternal grandfather) |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
| Occupation | Professor of History and Politics at Ashoka University |
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Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi (born 22 April 1945) is a former administrator and diplomat who served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal from 2004 to 2009. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji). 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. He was the United Progressive Alliance nominee for Vice President of India in the 2017 vice-presidential elections and lost with 244 votes against NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu, who got 516 votes.