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.[1]

Maria Schneider
Born(1923-02-09)9 February 1923
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany

Schneider was a member of the East German State Council between 1967 and 1971.[2]

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.[2]

References

  1. Günther Buch: Namen und Daten wichtiger Personen der DDR. 2. Auflage. Dietz, Bonn 1979, p. 280.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Schneider, Maria *9.2.1923 Mitglied des Staatsrats". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 16 February 2015.