Dennis Schneider Explained

Dennis Schneider
Birth Date:10 June 1942
Birth Place:Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Office1:MLA for Whitehorse West
Term Start1:2000
Term End1:2002
Predecessor1:David Sloan
Successor1:Elaine Taylor

Dennis Lars Schneider (June 10, 1942 – January 31, 2023) was 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,[1] 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 as speaker for the Yukon assembly from 2000 to 2002.[2] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2002.[3] Schneider lived in Whitehorse, and died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 80.[4] [1] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lumley, Elizabeth . Canadian Who's Who 2003 . 2003 . 0-8020-8865-1 . University of Toronto Press . 1209 . 2009-11-27.
  2. Web site: Canadian Parliamentary Review . 2000 . Parliament of Canada . 2009-11-27.
  3. Web site: Yukon Votes 2006 . CBC . 2009-11-27.
  4. https://www.whitehorsestar.com/News/late-mla-blended-directness-with-humour
  5. https://heritagenorth.ca/dennis-lars-schneider/