Oscar Schneider

Oscar Schneider (3 June 1927 – 29 December 2024) was a German politician (CSU).

Schneider was born on 3 June 1927 in Altenheideck in Middle Franconia as the son of a farmer in a family of 10 children.

In addition to the farm, his father also owned a trucking company and a concrete block factory.

From 1956 he was a member of the Nuremberg city council and chairman of the CSU parliamentary group from 1960 to 1969.

Schneider was most recently elected to the German Bundestag via the Bavarian state list (12th electoral term in 1990).