▁general ▁of ▁her ▁party ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁F DP , ▁also ▁under ▁West er w elle ’ s ▁leadership . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Pie per ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Halle , ▁then ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic . ▁After ▁her ▁Ab it ur ▁she ▁studied ▁Polish ▁and ▁Russian ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁Wars aw . ▁She ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁with ▁a ▁Diplom . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁in ▁the ▁tour ism ▁and ▁cultural ▁sector ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁IT ▁department ▁at ▁a ▁television ▁production ▁company ▁in ▁Halle . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁transl ator . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁co - found er , ▁first ▁chair w oman ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁Er hard ▁H üb ener ▁Foundation ▁in ▁Sax ony - An halt . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Pie per ▁was ▁engaged ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁F DP ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁executive ▁board ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Sax ony - An halt . ▁From ▁ 1 9