Bernardo Leighton | |
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![]() 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 August 16, 1909 Negrete, Chile |
Died | January 26, 1995 Santiago, Chile | (aged 85)
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) |
Parent(s) | Bernardino Leighton Gajardo and Sinforosa Guzmán Gallegos |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | www |
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.
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