Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria AC (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika miˈtʃel batʃeˈlet ˈxeɾja]; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician. She served as the 35th President of Chile from 11 March 1995 to 11 March 1999. 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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Michelle Bachelet
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In office
1 September 2018 – 31 August 2022 |
| Deputy | Kate Gilmore |
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| Secretary General | António Guterres |
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| Preceded by | Zeid Raad Al Hussein |
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| Succeeded by | Volker Türk |
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11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 |
| Preceded by | Sebastián Piñera |
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| Succeeded by | Sebastián Piñera |
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11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010 |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Lagos |
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| Succeeded by | Sebastián Piñera |
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1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017 |
| Preceded by | Ollanta Humala |
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| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Santos |
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14 September 2010 – 15 March 2013 |
| Deputy | Lakshmi Puri |
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| Secretary General | Ban Ki-moon |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Succeeded by | Lakshmi Puri (acting) |
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23 May 2008 – 10 August 2009 |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Succeeded by | Rafael Correa |
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7 January 2002 – 1 October 2004 |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
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| Preceded by | Mario Fernández Baeza |
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| Succeeded by | Jaime Ravinet |
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In office
11 March 2000 – 7 January 2002 |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
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| Preceded by | Álex Figueroa |
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| Succeeded by | Osvaldo Artaza |
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| Born | Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
(1951-09-29) 29 September 1951 (age 74)
Santiago, Chile |
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| Political party | Socialist |
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affiliations | Concertación (1988–2013)
New Majority (2013–2018) |
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| Spouse(s) | Jorge Dávalos Cartes |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Alberto Bachelet (father) |
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| Education | University of Chile (MD) |
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| Profession | Paediatrician / Public Health Physician |
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| Website | michellebachelet.cl |
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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]
On 23 September 2025, Bachelet was nominated by Chilean president Gabriel Boric to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations upon the end of António Guterres' tenure in 2026.[3]
