Dennis Lars Schneider (June 10, 1942 – January 31, 2023) was a real estate agent and political figure in the

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 2000 to 2002 as a

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. He was born in

Flin Flon Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within M ...

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, 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

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and served in

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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. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2002. Schneider lived in

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

, and died on January 31, 2023 at the age of 80.https://heritagenorth.ca/dennis-lars-schneider/

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1942 births Bus drivers 2023 deaths People from Flin Flon Politicians from Whitehorse Speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly Yukon Liberal Party MLAs {{Yukon-politician-stub