ag , ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 2 0 1 7 ▁Bul ma hn ▁entered ▁the ▁German ▁Bund est ag ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁federal ▁elections , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Hannover . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ’ s ▁Study ▁Commission ▁on ▁Technology ▁Ass ess ment ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁as ▁deput y ▁sp okes w oman ▁for ▁the ▁SP D ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education , ▁Research ▁and ▁Technology ▁Ass ess ment . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bul ma hn ▁served ▁as ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁Committee ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Technology . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁deput y ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Friend ship ▁Group ▁for ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁Arab ic - Spe aking ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁inter - par liament ary ▁relations ▁with ▁Bah rain , ▁I rak , ▁Y emen , ▁Jordan , ▁Q atar , ▁K uw ait , ▁Leb anon , ▁O man , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁Sy ria , ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁and ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0