Michelle Bachelet

Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria AC (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika miˈʃel baʃeˈle ˈxeɾja]; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician. She served as the President of Chile from 11 March 2014 to 11 March 2018. She was also President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010. She was the first woman president of Chile.

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7th United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
In office 1 September 2018 – 31 August 2022
Deputy	Kate Gilmore
Secretary General	António Guterres
Preceded by	Zeid Raad Al Hussein
Succeeded by	Volker Türk
33rd and 35th President of Chile
In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018
Preceded by	Sebastián Piñera
Succeeded by	Sebastián Piñera
In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010
Preceded by	Ricardo Lagos
Succeeded by	Sebastián Piñera
President pro tempore of the Pacific Alliance
In office 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017
Preceded by	Ollanta Humala
Succeeded by	Juan Manuel Santos
Executive Director of UN Women
In office 14 September 2010 – 15 March 2013
Deputy	Lakshmi Puri
Secretary General	Ban Ki-moon
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lakshmi Puri (acting)
President pro tempore of UNASUR
In office 23 May 2008 – 10 August 2009
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Rafael Correa
Minister for National Defense
In office 7 January 2002 – 1 October 2004
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Mario Fernández Baeza
Succeeded by	Jaime Ravinet
Minister for Health
In office 11 March 2000 – 7 January 2002
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Álex Figueroa
Succeeded by	Osvaldo Artaza
Personal details
Born	Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (1951-09-29) 29 September 1951 (age 73) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Socialist
Other political affiliations	Concertación (1988–2013) New Majority (2013–2018)
Spouse(s)	Jorge Dávalos Cartes
Children	3
Relatives	Alberto Bachelet (father)
Education	University of Chile (MD)
Profession	Paediatrician / Public Health Physician
Signature
Website	michellebachelet.cl

In 2010, Bachelet became the president of UN Women. In 2013, she resigned from that position.

Bachelet is a socialist. Her father was general Alberto Bachelet (1923–1974) and her mother was archaeologist Ángela Jeria (1926–2020).

In 2018, Bachelet became the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.^[1]

She was named after the French actress Michèle Morgan.^[2]

References

1. "Michelle Bachelet será la nueva Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos". Noticias ONU (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
2. "Michelle Bachelet, présidente du Chili" (in French). CBC/Radio-Canada. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2016.