Bernardo Leighton

The Honorable Bernardo Leighton
Leighton in the early 1970s.
Chilean Minister of the Interior
In office November 3, 1964 – February 5, 1968
President	Eduardo Frei Montalva
Preceded by	Sótero del Río
Succeeded by	Edmundo Pérez Zujovic
Chilean Minister of Education
In office February 27, 1950 – February 4, 1952
President	Gabriel González Videla
Preceded by	Manuel Rodríguez Valenzuela
Succeeded by	Eliodoro Domínguez
Chilean Minister of Labor
In office May 24, 1937 – March 12, 1938
President	Arturo Alessandri
Preceded by	Roberto Vergara Donoso
Succeeded by	Juan José Hidalgo
Member of the Chilean Chamber
In office May 15, 1969 – September 21, 1973
Constituency	Santiago
In office May 15, 1945 – May 15, 1949
Constituency	Antofagasta
Personal details
Born	Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (1909-08-16)August 16, 1909 Negrete, Chile
Died	January 26, 1995(1995-01-26) (aged 85) Santiago, Chile
Resting place	Parque del Recuerdo
Political party	National 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 mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Profession	Lawyer
Website	www.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.