Sébastien Schneeberger (born August 3, 1973) is a

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politician and was elected the

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for

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in the

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. Earlier, he served as the

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MNA in Drummond from 2007 to 2008.

Personal life

Schneeberger was born in Moutier,

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, and moved to

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at the age of 10; his father is a

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immigrant. Schneeberger obtained a college diploma in agricultural exploitation and management in 1994. He worked at a local farm in the Bois-Francs region for over 10 years and later worked as a trucker, technical adviser, sales adviser and manufacturing agent for various businesses in

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. He also a founder for the young businesspeople association in the Centre-du-Quebec region.

Political career

Schneeberger was first elected in the 2007 election with 39% of the vote.

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incumbent

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, who was running for a fourth term, finished second with 33% of the vote. Schneeberger took office on April 12, 2007 and was named the critic for aboriginal affairs until a Shadow Cabinet shuffle in May 2008.Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
/ref> He was defeated by Yves-François Blanchet of the Parti Québécois in the

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; following the electoral redistribution that preceded the 2012 election, Schneeberger won election in the new Drummond–Bois-Francs riding, while Blanchet was simultaneously reelected in the neighbouring riding of

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Electoral record

^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ , - ,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schneeberger, Sebastien 1973 births Living people Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Francophone Quebec people People from the Bernese Jura Swiss emigrants to Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians