Ron Schuler
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The Honourable Ron Schuler MLA |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Paul Springfield (1999-2011) |
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Assumed office September 21, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Glen Findlay |
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February 12, 1963 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Ron Schuler (born February 12, 1963) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a member of the Manitoba Legislature and a representative of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was first elected in the 1999 provincial election and was re-elected in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections.
Schuler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He attended John M. King Elementary School, before moving to Benton Harbor, Michigan, where he attended Millburg Elementary School in Berrien County. In 1976, he moved back to Winnipeg, where he attended Elmwood Junior High and graduated from Elmwood High School in 1981. He is the youngest son of Wanda and Reinhold Schuler, with four sisters and one brother.
Schuler obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba in 1987, with a major in international relations and a minor in sociology. He was a junior executive at the T. Eaton Company in 1979-84. Schuler went on to become a small business owner and co-owner of Christmas Traditions, Espresso Junction Inc. and Gingerbread World Inc. He also served as Chair of the Manitoba Intercultural Council from 1991 to 1993.
On October 25, 1995, Schuler began his political career by being elected as a school trustee for the River East School Division, Ward Three.
1995 River East School Division Ward Three school trustee results
In his first term on the River East School Board, Schuler served as Chairman of the Education and Policy Committee. He advocated a zero violence tolerance policy on issues affecting the safety of students and staff. Schuler strongly supported increased technology funding and division-wide upgrades to classroom computers, and also strongly supported heritage language programs offered in the divisions.
He was re-elected on October 28 as a school trustee for the River East School Division, Ward Three in the 1998 election. Schuler’s re-election led him to being appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees in November 1998. He resigned from his position as school trustee on September 23, 1999 to pursue his career in provincial politics with the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.
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