Klaus Lederer

Klaus Lederer (born 21 March 1974) is a German independent politician who served as Deputy Mayor and Senator for Culture and Europe in the Berlin state government between December 2016 to April 2023. He is also a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since 2001. He previously served as chairman of the Berlin branch of The Left from 2006 to 2016. He was the lead candidate for his party in the 2016, 2021 and 2023 state elections. He left Die Linke alongside four others in 2024 following an internal conflict surrounding the party's official position on the war in Gaza.