Erich Schnake

Erich Schnake
Member of the Senate
In office
15 May 1973 – 11 September 1973
Constituency6th Provincial Group
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1969 – 11 September 1973
Constituency7th Departmental Group
Personal details
Born(1930-07-22)22 July 1930
Died22 November 2005(2005-11-22) (aged 75)
Party
Spouses
  • Hilda Schnake
  • Margot Neale
  • María Walker
  • Florencia Díaz
ChildrenEleven
Alma materUniversity of Chile (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Álvaro Erich Schnake Silva (22 July 1930 – 22 November 2005) was a Chilean lawyer and politician.

He served as Deputy (1969–1973) and Senator (1973) until the military coup, later becoming a prominent socialist leader, political prisoner, and co-founder of the Party for Democracy (PPD), which he presided over from 1990 to 1992.