Ernesto Schifelbein

Ernesto Schifelbein
Head of the Autonomous University
In office
29 July 2011  30 June 2015
Preceded byTeodoro Ribera
Succeeded byTeodoro Ribera
Minister of Education
In office
11 March 1994  20 September 1994
PresidentEduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle
Preceded byJorge Arrate
Succeeded bySergio Molina Silva
Personal details
Born(1934-08-19)19 August 1934
Santiago, Chile
Died26 January 2024(2024-01-26) (aged 89)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyNone
SpouseMaría Clara Grossi
ChildrenSeven
Alma mater
OccupationScholar
Profession

Ernesto Schifelbein Fuenzalida (19 August 1934 – 26 January 2024) was a Chilean politician who served as minister. Similarly, in 2007, he was awarded the National Education Prize.

In 2011, he assumed as head of the Autonomous University of Chile.

Schifelbein died in Santiago on 26 January 2024, at the age of 89.