friederike else käte de haas (16 august 1944 – 17 june 2019) was a german politician. she was a member of the christian democratic union (cdu). in 1990, she was elected as a member of the landtag of the free state of saxony, serving until 2009. she also chaired the german war graves commission. in 2012, de haas was awarded the order of merit of the free state of saxony.