Cornelia Pieper
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Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office with Werner Hoyer (2009-2012) with Michael Georg Link (2012-2013) |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
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In office 1998 – 2013 |
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February 4, 1959 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt |
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 Germany
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| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig |
| Profession | translator |
| Website | www.cornelia-pieper.de |
Cornelia Pieper (born February 4, 1959 in Halle, née Richter) is a German politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP). She currently serves as German consul general in Gdańsk, Poland.
Pieper previously served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office under Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in the Second Cabinet Merkel (since 28 October 2009). She was secretary general of her party from 2001 to 2005. Since 2005, she has been deputy chairwoman of the FDP.
Pieper was born in Halle, then German Democratic Republic. After her Abitur she studied Polish and Russian in Leipzig and Warsaw. She finished in 1982 with a Diplom. She worked as an interpreter in the tourism and cultural sector until 1985 after which she was employed in the IT department at a television production company in Halle. Since 1996 she has worked as a freelance translator. She was also the co-founder, first chairwoman and is now a member of the board of trustees of the Erhard Hübener Foundation in Saxony-Anhalt.
From 1987 to 1990 Pieper was engaged at the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany. In 1990 she joined the FDP and since that time she has been a member of the party's executive board in the State of Saxony-Anhalt. From 1995 to 2011 she was chairwoman of the FDP in Saxony-Anhalt. She has also been a member of the federal executive board since 1993. From 1997 to 2001 she was deputy chairwoman of the federal FDP. A close political ally of Guido Westerwelle, she supported him from 2001 to 2005 as the party's secretary general. In May 2005 Pieper once again was elected deputy chairwoman of the FDP.
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