Schneider-Ammann in pictures

Party colleagues applaud Schneider-Ammann as he is elected to the Federal Council on September 22, 2010, in the Parliament building in Bern. Keystone
President Doris Leuthard hands the key to the economics ministry to Schneider-Ammann on November 2, 2010 in Bern. Keystone
Schneider-Amman at the federal parliament in Bern on September 29, 2011. Keystone
Schneider-Ammann speaks at an environmental project in Schwarzenburg as part of the opening of a civilian service training centre, August 5, 2011. Keystone
Schneider-Ammann makes a phone call in parliament, September 20, 2010. Keystone
Schneider-Ammann shakes hands with Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming in Beijing, China, July 9, 2012 (left). Portrait taken January 8, 2018 (right). Keystone
As Swiss President, Schneider-Ammann (left) tries archery while Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (right) looks on during a traditional nomadic Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, July 15, 2016. Keystone
Swiss President Schneider-Ammann (right) and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at a meeting in Zurich on September 19, 2016. Keystone
Swiss President Schneider-Ammann (left) records the New Year's speech for 2016. Keystone
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Swiss President Schneider-Ammann, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande (from left to right) sit in a VIP-train through the Gotthard, on the opening day of the Gotthard rail tunnel, June 1, 2016. Keystone
Economics minister Schneider-Ammann after a press conference on the popular initiative "For food sovereignty - agriculture concerns us all", August 21, 2018 in Bern. Keystone