Ben Leito

Ben Leito
Leito (1970)
Council of State
In office
1 March 1987 – 6 February 1993
Governor of the Netherlands Antilles
In office
16 June 1970 – 30 April 1983
Preceded byCola Debrot
Succeeded byRené Römer
Personal details
Born
Bernadito M. Leito

(1923-02-06)6 February 1923
Curaçao
DiedSeptember 1996(1996-09-00) (aged 73)
Political partyCatholic People's Party
Occupationeconomist, politician and administrator

Bernadito M. "Ben" Leito (6 February 1923 – September 1996) was a Curaçaoan economist, politician and administrator. He served as Governor of the Netherlands Antilles from 1970 until 1983, and the Dutch Council of State from 1987 until 1993.