Michelle Bachelet | |
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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 | |
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 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]