9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Pie per ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Land tag ▁in ▁Sax ony - An halt . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Pie per ▁served ▁a as ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁F DP ▁in ▁Sax ony - An halt . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁federal ▁executive ▁board . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁she ▁was ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁F DP . ▁A ▁close ▁political ▁al ly ▁of ▁Gu ido ▁West er w elle , ▁she ▁supported ▁him ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁secretary ▁general . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Pie per ▁once ▁again ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁F DP . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Pie per ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁Bund est ag . ▁There ▁she ▁was ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁F DP ' s ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Pie per ▁was ▁elected ▁top ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁F DP ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Sax ony - An halt ▁state ▁election . ▁The ▁party ▁gained ▁ 1 3 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁That ▁was ▁a ▁satisf actory ▁result ,