Dennis Schneider
Canadian politician
Intro | Canadian politician | |
Places | Canada | |
is | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 10 June 1942, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | |
Age | 82 years | |
Politics: | Yukon Liberal Party |
Dennis Lars Schneider (born June 10, 1942) is a real estate agent and political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He represented Whitehorse West in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2002 as a Liberal.
He was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, the son of Frank Schneider and Elsie Larson, and was educated in Denare Beach and Flin Flon. After completing High School, Schneider worked for the Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Company. In 1961, he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and served in Saskatchewan until 1996. From 1997 to 1999, Schneider worked as a real estate agent and also drove a school bus. He served speaker for the Yukon assembly from 2000 to 2002. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2002. Schneider lives in Whitehorse.