Bernardo Leighton
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The Honorable Bernardo Leighton |
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Leighton in the early 1970.
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| Chilean Minister of the Interior | |
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In office November 3, 1964 – February 5, 1968 |
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| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | Sótero del Río |
| Succeeded by | Edmundo Pérez Zujovic |
| Chilean Minister of Education | |
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In office February 27, 1950 – February 4, 1952 |
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| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Manuel Rodríguez Valenzuela |
| Succeeded by | Eliodoro Domínguez |
| Chilean Minister of Labor | |
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In office May 24, 1937 – March 12, 1938 |
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| President | Arturo Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Roberto Vergara Donoso |
| Succeeded by | Juan José Hidalgo |
| Member of the Chilean Chamber | |
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In office May 15, 1969 – September 21, 1973 |
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| Constituency | Santiago |
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In office May 15, 1945 – May 15, 1949 |
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| Constituency | Antofagasta |
| Personal details | |
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Bernardo Leighton Guzmán August 16, 1909 Nacimiento, Chile |
| Died | January 26, 1995 (aged 85) Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
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National Falange (1938–1957) Christian Democratic Party (1957–1978) |
| Spouse(s) | Ana María Fresno Ovalle (m. 1940–95); his death |
| Parents | Bernardino Leighton Gajardo and Sinforosa Guzmán Gallegos |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (August 16, 1909, Nacimiento, 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.
Bernardo Leighton was the son of Judge Bernardino Leighton Gajardo and Sinforosa Guzmán Gallegos. He grew up with admiration for his father, a reputed "justice man". Leighton spent his childhood in Los Angeles, Chile, in the Province of Bío Bío. In 1921, Leighton moved to Concepción for studies and an apprenticeship in the lay section of a seminary. In 1922, he moved to Santiago to work in the local Jesuit school, St. Ignacio.
As the student leader at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, he participated in the 1927 riots against Carlos Ibáñez del Campo's dictatorship, which was deposed in 1931. During the same year, Leighton was sent by the Minister Marcial Mora to Coquimbo to placate the local military riots supported by the population. In 1933, he graduated as a lawyer with a thesis on rural works.
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