Claim: Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a retired officer.

Gopalkrishna Devdas Gandhi -LRB- born April 22 , 1946 -RRB- is a retired IAS officer and diplomat , who was the 22nd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009 . As a former IAS officer and 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 .