Background
Gopinath, Padmanabha was born on February 11, 1939 in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. Son of Padmanabha and Lakshmi (Menon) Pillai.
Gopinath, Padmanabha was born on February 11, 1939 in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. Son of Padmanabha and Lakshmi (Menon) Pillai.
Bachelor in Economics with honors, Delhi University, 1958. Master of Arts in Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1961.
Diplomat Indian Foreign Service, Minister External Affairs, New Delhi, 1962-1970. Chef de cabinet International Labor Office, Geneva, 1972-1976, special representative to United Nations New York City, 1976-1980, 82-87, assistant director general Geneva, 1988-1999. Director United Nations Secretariat, New York City, 1980-1982.
Director International Institute Labor Studies, Geneva, 1988-1999. Counsellor to director general International Labor Organization, 1999.
Member United Oxford Cambridge Club, Royal Overseas League.
Married Bharati Nair, 1963 (divorced 1988). Children: Deepak, Gayatri.