Oscar Schnake
Óscar Schnake | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 18 August 1942 – 21 October 1942 | |
| President | Juan Antonio Ríos |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Amagada |
| Minister of Development | |
| In office 2 February 1942 – 18 August 1942 | |
| President | Juan Antonio Ríos |
| Preceded by | Office finished |
| Succeeded by | Rolando Merino Reyes |
| In office 28 September 1939 – 16 December 1941 | |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Preceded by | Arturo Bianchi |
| Succeeded by | Rolando Merino Reyes |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 28 September 1939 | |
| Constituency | 1st Provincial Grouping |
| Secretary General of the Socialist Party of Chile | |
| In office 1933–1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1899 |
| Died | (aged 76) |
| Party | Socialist Party (1933–1976) |
| Spouse | Gabriela Contreras Barrenechea |
| Alma mater | Universidad de Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Oscar Alex Enrique Schnake Vergara (11 June 1899 – 24 April 1976) was a Chilean politician and physician, who served as a Senator and minister. He was a founder member of the Chilean Socialist Party and close to President Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1938–1941).
He has been described as one of the notorious leaders of the Chilean social democracy.
His wife, Gabriela Contreras de Schnake, was mayor of Santiago Centro in the early 1940s.