ship ▁years , ▁and ▁she ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Le u ke feld ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁P DS ▁regional ▁executive ▁for ▁Th uring ia , ▁a ▁job ▁she ▁performed ▁till ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Regional ▁Parliament ▁(" Land tag ") ▁of ▁Th uring ia . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁not ▁through ▁the ▁party ▁list ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁representative ▁of ▁Elect oral ▁District ▁ 2 1 ▁( Su hl , ▁Z ella - Me hl is ▁and ▁Ober hof ), ▁re - elect ed ▁most ▁recently ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁P DS ▁having ▁again , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁been ▁rela unch ed ▁and ▁re brand ed , ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁labour ▁market ▁policy ▁sp ok esp erson ▁in ▁the ▁chamber ▁for ▁Die ▁Lin ke ▁(" The ▁Left " ▁party ). ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁committee ▁on ▁work , ▁social ▁affairs , ▁health , ▁women ▁and ▁family . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁she ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁the ▁economy , ▁technology ▁and ▁labour . ▁ ▁Personal ▁In a ▁Le u ke feld ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁Su hl ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁has ▁been