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.Günther Buch: Namen und Daten wichtiger Personen der DDR. 2. Auflage. Dietz, Bonn 1979, p. 280.

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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