Gopal Krishna Pillai | |
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| Home Secretary | |
| In office 30 Jun 2009 – 30 Jun 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Madhukar Gupta |
| Succeeded by | R. K. Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1949 Kollam, Kerala |
| Spouse | Sudha Pillai |
| Occupation | Civil Servant (IAS) |
Gopal Krishna Pillai or G. K. Pillai (born 30 Nov 1949) is an Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S) officer and the former Home Secretary in the Government of India. He was born into a Nair family in Kerala. He was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore, and at the St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. He then obtained an M.Sc from IIT Madras. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of I.A.S.