; ▁however , ▁after ▁length y ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁govern ments , ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁was ▁finally ▁reached ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag , ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 7 ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Bul ma hn ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Vice ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ’ s ▁Council ▁of ▁E ld ers , ▁which ▁– ▁among ▁other ▁duties ▁– ▁determ ines ▁daily ▁legisl ative ▁ag enda ▁items ▁and ▁assigning ▁committee ▁chair pers ons ▁based ▁on ▁party ▁representation . ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁Sub - Com mit te e ▁for ▁Civil ian ▁Cris is ▁Pre vention . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Bul ma hn ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁federal ▁elections ▁but ▁instead ▁res ign ▁from ▁active ▁politics ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁term . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Bul ma hn ▁demanded ▁that ▁a ▁financial ▁bonus ▁( 9 , 5 0 0 ▁€ ) ▁be ▁paid ▁to ▁univers ities ▁for ▁every ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁they ▁attract . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁ ▁Reg ul atory ▁ag encies ▁ ▁Reg ul atory ▁Author ity ▁for ▁Tele communic ations ▁and