9 9 8 ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁German ▁cabinet ▁when ▁her ▁party ▁joined ▁the ▁opposition . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁N ol te ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁CD U ▁pres iding ▁council ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁she ▁was ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁CD U / CS U ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁for ▁disabled ▁people . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁N ol te ▁was ▁vice ▁chairman ▁for ▁United ▁Nations ▁contacts ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁parliament . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁she ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁direct ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁representing ▁the ▁Goth a ▁Il m ▁county ▁elect oral ▁district . ▁Under ▁Germany ' s ▁elect oral ▁law ▁she ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Parliament ▁via ▁the ▁state ▁list ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁she ▁decl ined . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁N ol te ▁moved ▁to ▁Bel grade ▁where ▁she ▁directed ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁foundation , ▁heading ▁the ▁Kon rad - A den auer - St iftung ▁offices ▁in ▁Ser bia , ▁Mont en eg ro ▁and ▁Kos ovo . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁where ▁she ▁head ed ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Kon rad - A den auer - St iftung ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁United