▁since ▁the ▁F DP ▁hadn ' t ▁even ▁gained ▁the ▁necessary ▁ 5 % ▁at ▁the ▁previous ▁State ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Therefore , ▁Pie per ▁was ▁one ▁more ▁time ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁Land tag . ▁ ▁Pie per ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁again ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Between ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁F DP ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁and ▁was ▁group ’ s ▁sp ok esp erson ▁on ▁research ▁policy . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Education , ▁Research ▁and ▁Technology ▁Ass ess ment ▁from ▁February ▁to ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁German - Pol ish ▁Parliament ary ▁Friend ship ▁Group . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁federal ▁elections , ▁Pie per ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁F DP ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁CD U / CS U ▁on ▁a ▁coal ition ▁agreement . ▁She ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁F DP ▁deleg ation ▁in ▁the ▁working ▁group ▁on ▁education ▁and ▁research ▁policy , ▁led ▁by ▁An net te