Bernardo Leighton

Bernardo Leighton
Leighton in the early 1970s.
Chilean Minister of the Interior
In office
November 3, 1964 – February 5, 1968
PresidentEduardo Frei Montalva
Preceded bySótero del Río
Succeeded byEdmundo Pérez Zujovic
Chilean Minister of Education
In office
February 27, 1950 – February 4, 1952
PresidentGabriel González Videla
Preceded byManuel Rodríguez Valenzuela
Succeeded byEliodoro Domínguez
Chilean Minister of Labor
In office
May 24, 1937 – March 12, 1938
PresidentArturo Alessandri
Preceded byRoberto Vergara Donoso
Succeeded byJuan José Hidalgo
Member of the Chilean Chamber
In office
May 15, 1969 – September 21, 1973
ConstituencySantiago
In office
May 15, 1945 – May 15, 1949
ConstituencyAntofagasta
Personal details
Born
Bernardo Leighton Guzmán

(1909-08-16)August 16, 1909
Negrete, Chile
DiedJanuary 26, 1995(1995-01-26) (aged 85)
Santiago, Chile
Resting placeParque del Recuerdo
Political partyNational Falange
(1938–1957)
Christian Democratic Party
(1957–1978)
Spouse(s)
Ana María Fresno Ovalle
(m. 1940⁠–⁠1995)
; his death
Parent(s)Bernardino Leighton Gajardo and Sinforosa Guzmán Gallegos
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.corpbleighton.cl

Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (August 16, 1909, Negrete, Bío Bío Province – January 26, 1995, Santiago) was a Chilean Christian Democratic Party politician and lawyer. He served as minister of state under three presidents over a 36-year career. Exiled as a critic of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, he was targeted for assassination by Operation Condor.