Michelle Bachelet | |
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_(b).jpg) Bachelet in 2019 | |
| 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[1] |
| 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 29 September 1951 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Other political affiliations | Concertación (1988–2013) Nueva Mayoría (2013–2018) |
| Spouse |
Jorge Dávalos Cartes
(m. 1978; separation 1984) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Education | University of Chile (MD) |
| Profession | Paediatrician / Public Health Physician |
| Signature |  |
| Website | michellebachelet |
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria[a] (Spanish: [beˈɾonika miˈʃel βaʃeˈle ˈxeɾja]; born 29 September 1951[2]) is a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the presidency. She was re-elected in December 2013 with over 62% of the vote, having previously received 54% in 2006, making her the first President of Chile to be re-elected since 1932.[3] After her second term, she served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022.[4] Earlier in her career, she was appointed as the first executive director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.[5]
Bachelet, a physician with studies in military strategy, also held positions as Health Minister and Defense Minister under President Ricardo Lagos. She is a separated mother of three and identifies as agnostic.[6] In addition to her native Spanish, she is fluent in English and has proficiency in German, French, and Portuguese.[7][8]
- ^ "Austria's Turk appointed UN human rights chief". CNA. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Certficado de Nacimiento" [Birth certificate] (PDF). Dirección Nacional del Registro Civil Nacional de la República de Chile. 3 October 1951. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Michelle Bachelet: primera mujer presidenta y primer presidente reelecto desde 1932" [Michelle Bachelet: first female president and first re-elected president since 1932]. Facebook. 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Michelle Bachelet será la nueva Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos" [Michelle Bachelet will be the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights]. Noticias ONU (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "15 women leading the way for girls' education". www.globalpartnership.org. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Bachelet critica a la derecha por descalificarla por ser agnóstica" [Bachelet criticises the political right for discounting her because of her agnosticism] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Biografía Michelle Bachelet" [Michelle Bachelet biography]. Gobierno de Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch: Michelle Bachelet". UN Women. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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