Harry Schellenberg
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Harry Schellenberg is a politician
Politician
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 in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2003, representing the north-end Winnipeg riding
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 of Rossmere
Rossmere
Rossmere is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969...

 for the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
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.

Schellenberg worked as a teacher for more than thirty years before entering political life, including over twenty spent at the River East Collegiate
River East Collegiate
River East Collegiate is a public high school located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that belongs to the River East Transcona School Division....

 teaching Canadian history and world issues. He is a founding member of Manitoba Parents for German Education, and has participated in such community organizations as Open Circle, a visitation program for inmates at Stony Mountain Penitentiary. During his time as a teacher, he completed a Master of Education
Master of Education
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 degree from the University of Manitoba
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.

A longtime supporter of the NDP, Schellenberg was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a 1993 by-election, defeating Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

 Ed Martens in the north Winnipeg riding of Rossmere
Rossmere
Rossmere is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969...

. Two years later, he was defeated by Progressive Conservative Vic Toews
Vic Toews
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 (later a federal MP
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 in the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
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 and Conservative
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 parties) by 117 votes.

Schellenberg was elected President of the Manitoba NDP in 1996, and officially served in the position from 1997 to 1999. He returned to the legislature following the 1999 general election, in which he defeated Toews by 5097 votes to 4803. In 2003, he was re-elected by a more comfortable margin. He served as Deputy Chairperson of the Committees of the Whole House between 1999 and 2007.

Schellenberg supported Bill Blaikie
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's campaign to lead the federal New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

in 2003.
Schellenberg did not seek re-election in 2007.
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