Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet
Preses o Chile
	In office; 11 Mairch 2014 – 11 Mairch 2018
Precedit bi	Sebastián Piñera
Succeedit bi	Sebastián Piñera
	In office; 11 Mairch 2006 – 11 Mairch 2010
Precedit bi	Ricardo Lagos
Succeedit bi	Sebastián Piñera
Leader o New Majority
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 Aprile 2013
Precedit bi	Poseetion established
Executive Director o UN Women
	In office; 14 September 2010 – 15 Mairch 2013
Precedit bi	Poseetion established
Succeedit bi	Lakshmi Puri (actin)
Preses pro tempore o the Union o Sooth American Naitions
	In office; 23 Mey 2008 – 10 August 2009
Precedit bi	Poseetion established
Succeedit bi	Rafael Correa
Meenister o Naitional Defense
	In office; 7 Januar 2002 – 1 October 2004
Preses	Ricardo Lagos
Precedit bi	Mario Fernández
Succeedit bi	Jaime Ravinet
Meenister o Health
	In office; 11 Mairch 2000 – 7 Januar 2002
Preses	Ricardo Lagos
Precedit bi	Álex Figueroa
Succeedit bi	Osvaldo Artaza
Personal details
Born	Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria; 29 September 1951 (age 73); Santiago, Chile
Poleetical pairty	Socialist Pairty
Spoose(s)	Jorge Leopoldo Dávalos Cartes (separated)
Bairns	3
Residence	Santiago, Chile
Alma mater	Varsity o Chile
Religion	None (Agnosticism)
Signatur
Wabsteid	Official website

Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (Spaingie pronunciation: [βeˈɾonika miˈʃɛl baʃˈle ˈçeɾja]; born September 29, 1951) is the Preses o Chile. She is a Chilean politeecian who served as Preses o Chile frae 2006 tae 2010. She resigned frae UN Weemen in Mairch 2013 tae run for a seicont term as Preses o Chile. On December 15, 2013, Bachelet wan a runaff election, regainin the presidency. She is the first person tae be electit tae a seicont term as Preses syne Arturo Alessandri's third term endit in 1938.

Bachelet wan the 2006 presidential election in a runaff, beatin center-richt candidate an umwhile senator Sebastián Piñera wi 53.5% o the vote.

Bachelet, a physeecian wi studies in militar strategy, served as Health Meenister an Defense Meenister unner her predecessor, Preses Ricardo Lagos. She is a separated mither o three an describes hersel as an agnostic.^[1] As well as her native Spainyie, she speaks Inglis, German, Portuguese an French, wi varyin levels o fluency.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Correa, Raquel (3 Apryle 2005). "Title unknown". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 6 Julie 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2007.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
↑ "Biografía Michelle Bachelet". Gobierno de Chile (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 12 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 2 Februar 2007.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
↑ "Biographical Sketch: Michelle Bachelet". UN Women. Archived frae the original on 28 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 12 Mey 2012.

[1] Correa, Raquel (3 Apryle 2005). "Title unknown". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 6 Julie 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2007.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

[govbio-2] "Biografía Michelle Bachelet". Gobierno de Chile (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 12 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 2 Februar 2007.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

[3] "Biographical Sketch: Michelle Bachelet". UN Women. Archived frae the original on 28 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 12 Mey 2012.

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