Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Indian civil servant and diplomat

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1945

Place of Birth: Delhi, India

Profession: politician, diplomat, translator

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gopalkrishna Devdas Gandhi (born 22 April 1945) is a retired IAS officer and diplomat, who was the 23rd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009.
He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
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 2017 elections and lost with 244 votes against NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu, who got 516 votes.