sentences:  Between October 1997 and June 2001 she was the deputy chairwoman of the FDP parliamentary group and was group’s spokesperson on research policy.She was the chairwoman of the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment from February to October 2005 and then as deputy chairwoman from November 2005 to October 2009.Between 2005 and 2009, she also served as Deputy Chairwoman of the German-Polish Parliamentary Friendship Group.