Sir Charles Edward Bernard KCSI (21 December 1837 – 19 September 1901) was Chief Commissioner of Lower Burma from 2 July 1880 to 2 March 1883 and Chief Commissioner of Burma from 25 September 1886 to 12 March 1887.
Charles Bernard was born in Bristol, England. He was the son of Dr James Fogo Bernard, MD and Marianne Amelia Lawrence. In 1862 he married Susan Capel Tawney, and they had eight children. Bernard was educated at Rugby School; Addiscombe; and Haileybury. In 1857 he passed into the ICS and was posted to the Punjab. From 1874 to 1877 he was Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces. From 1887 to 1901 he was Secretary of the Department of Revenue, Statistics and Commerce, India Office. He died on either 13 or 19 September 1901 at Chamonix, France
| Preceded by Charles Umpherston Aitchinson |
Chief Commissioner of British Crown Colony of Burma 1880–1883 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Haukes Todd |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Haukes Todd |
Chief Commissioner of British Crown Colony of Burma 1886–1887 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Haukes Todd |