Bernadito M. "Ben" Leito (6 February 1923 – September 1996) was a Curaçaoan economist, politician and administrator.

[3] The 1969 Curaçao uprising resulted in the resignation of the Cola Debrot as Governor of the Netherlands Antilles.

[7] In the early 1970s, the Dutch government under Joop den Uyl tried to persuade the Netherlands Antilles to seek independence.

Leito was opposed to independence for the islands, and provided backing for the Isa-Beaujon and Evertsz cabinets in their denouncement.

[8] In 1980, Leito applied to become a member of the Council of State, the advisory body for the Dutch government, however his application was rejected.