Cornelia Pieper

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Cornelia Pieper
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office with Werner Hoyer (2009-2012) with Michael Georg Link (2012-2013)
In office 2009–2013
Member of the Bundestag
In office 1998–2013
Personal details
Born	Cornelia Richter (1959-02-04) 4 February 1959 (age 65) Halle, East Germany
Political party	Free Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Profession	translator
Website	cornelia-pieper.de

Cornelia Pieper (née Richter; born 4 February 1959) 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 of Chancellor Angela Merkel (from 28 October 2009). She was secretary general of her party from 2001 to 2005. From 2005 until 2011, she served as deputy chairwoman of the FDP, also under Westerwelle’s leadership.