| Pál Ilku | |
| Order: | Minister of Education of Hungary |
| Term Start: | 13 September 1961 |
| Term End: | 13 July 1973 |
| Predecessor: | Valéria Benke |
| Successor: | Miklós Nagy |
| Birth Date: | 1912 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bulcsu, Bereg County, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Death Place: | Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary |
| Profession: | politician |
| Party: | MKP, MDP, MSZMP |
Pál Ilku (8 October 1912 – 13 July 1973) was a Hungarian soldier and politician, who served as Minister of Education from 1961 until his death. He had significant part in the organizing of the police strengths (pufajkások) which consolidated the János Kádár regime after the crushing of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.