Sébastien Schneeberger

Infobox QuebecMNA | name= Sebastien Scheneeberger


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term_start=April 25, 2007
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predecessor= Normand Jutras
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birth_place= Moutier, Switzerland
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party= Action démocratique du Québec
party colour= ADQ
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riding=Drummond (2007-present)
portfolio= Air, boat and rail transportation
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Sébastien Schneeberger (born August 3, 1973 in Moutier, Switzerland) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Drummond in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2007 provincial election. He is a member of the Action démocratique du Québec.

He moved to Canada at the age of 10; his father is a Swiss immigrant. [ [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070327/CPACTUALITES02/703270746/6461/CPACTUALITES02 Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007] ]

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

Schneeberger was first elected in 2007 with 39% of the vote. Parti Québécois (PQ) incumbent Normand Jutras, 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. [ [http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2007/04/12/005-AssermentationADQ.shtml Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007] ]

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* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/Membres/notices/s/schs2.shtml Sébastien SCHNEEBERGER] at National Assembly of Quebec