Maria Schneider (politician)
Maria Schneider (born 9 February 1923) is a former German politician. She was born in Merka (Bautzen), Saxony, Germany. She was a member of the SED.
Schneider was a member of the East German State Council between 1967 and 1971.
Schneider had already served as a" community representative" from 1949 till 1953, and in 1957 she became a local councilor for the Bautzen district. In 1967 she moved into national politics, sitting as a representative of the Trades Union Federation (FDGB) in the National Legislature (Volkskammer), where she continued to sit till 1976.
Between 1971 and 1976 she was also a member of the assembly' s Committee for Industry, Construction and Transport.
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1923 births
Living people
Members of the Volkskammer
Politicians from Saxony
Politicians of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany