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 . 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.