 Complete the following phrase:  Maurer was reelected as Federal Councillor on 8 December 2015; on 11 December 2015 he was selected to become head of the Federal Department of Fice, with newly-elected Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, a fellow member of the SVPUDC, replacing him as head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. As Switzerlands Fice Minister, Maurer attended the 