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]