sentences:  Following the 2009 federal elections, Pieper was part of the FDP team in the negotiations with the CDU/CSU on a coalition agreement.She was part of the FDP delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led by Annette Schavan and Andreas Pinkwart.From 2009 to 2013, Pieper served as the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, responsible for cultural relations and education policy.