Jaime Suárez Bastidas

Jaime Suárez Bastidas
Member of the Senate
In office
15 May 1973 – 11 September 1973
Constituency8th Provincial Constituency
Minister Secretary General of Government
In office
4 November 1970 – 8 August 1972
PresidentSalvador Allende
Minister of the Interior
In office
8 August 1972 – 2 November 1972
PresidentSalvador Allende
Preceded byHernán del Canto
Succeeded byCarlos Prats
Personal details
Born(1931-08-23)23 August 1931
Died28 October 1993(1993-10-28) (aged 62)
PartySocialist Party of Chile
SpouseLilia Indart Vargas
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Concepción; University of Chile (Sociology)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer, sociologist

Jaime León Suárez Bastidas (23 August 1931 – 28 October 1993) was a Chilean lawyer, sociologist and socialist politician.

He served as Minister Secretary General of Government and Minister of the Interior during the presidency of Salvador Allende (1970–1973). In 1973 he was elected senator for the 8th Provincial Constituency, a mandate interrupted by the coup d'état of 11 September 1973.