Michelle Bachelet Jeria
| Michelle Bachelet | |
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| 35th President of Chile | |
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Assumed office 11 March 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Sebastián Piñera |
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In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ricardo Lagos |
| Succeeded by | Sebastián Piñera |
| Executive Director of UN Women | |
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In office 14 September 2010 – 15 March 2013 |
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| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lakshmi Puri (Acting) |
| President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations | |
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In office 23 May 2008 – 10 August 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Correa |
| Minister for National Defense | |
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In office 7 January 2002 – 1 October 2004 |
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| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | Mario Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Ravinet |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 11 March 2000 – 7 January 2002 |
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| 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–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Jorge Dávalos Cartes (1979–1984) |
| Children | Sebastián Francisca Sofía |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
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| Website | Official website |
| The Bachelet Cabinet | |||
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| Office | Name | Party | Term |
| President | Michelle Bachelet | PS | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 11, 2010 |
| Interior | Andrés Zaldívar | DC | Mar. 11, 2006–Jul. 14, 2006 |
| Belisario Velasco (resigned) | DC | Jul. 14, 2006–Jan. 4, 2008 | |
| Edmundo Pérez Yoma | DC | Jan. 8, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Foreign Affairs | Alejandro Foxley | DC | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 13, 2009 |
| Mariano Fernández | DC | Mar. 13, 2009–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Defense | Vivianne Blanlot | PPD | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 27, 2007 |
| José Goñi | PPD | Mar. 27, 2007–Mar. 12, 2009 | |
| Francisco Vidal | PPD | Mar. 12, 2009–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Finance | Andrés Velasco | Ind. | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 11, 2010 |
| Gen. Sec. of the Presidency |
Paulina Veloso | PS | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 27, 2007 |
| José Antonio Viera-Gallo | PS | Mar. 27, 2007–Mar. 10, 2010 | |
| Gen. Sec. of Government |
Ricardo Lagos Weber | PPD | Mar. 11, 2006–Dec. 6, 2007 |
| Francisco Vidal | PPD | Dec. 6, 2007–Mar. 12, 2009 | |
| Carolina Tohá (resigned) | PPD | Mar. 12, 2009–Dec. 14, 2009 | |
| Pilar Armanet | PPD | Dec. 18, 2009–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Economy | Ingrid Antonijevic | PPD | Mar. 11, 2006–Jul. 14, 2006 |
| Alejandro Ferreiro | DC | Jul. 14, 2006–Jan. 8, 2008 | |
| Hugo Lavados | DC | Jan. 8, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Social Development |
Clarisa Hardy | PS | Mar. 11, 2006–Jan. 8, 2008 |
| Paula Quintana | PS | Jan. 8, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Education | Martín Zilic | DC | Mar. 11, 2006–Jul. 14, 2006 |
| Yasna Provoste (impeached) | DC | Jul. 14, 2006–Apr. 3, 2008 | |
| René Cortázar (interim) | DC | Apr. 3, 2008–Apr. 18, 2008 | |
| Mónica Jiménez | DC | Apr. 18, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Justice | Isidro Solís | PRSD | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 27, 2007 |
| Carlos Maldonado | PRSD | Mar. 27, 2007–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Labor | Osvaldo Andrade (resigned) | PS | Mar. 11, 2006–Dec. 10, 2008 |
| Claudia Serrano | PS | Dec. 15, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Public Works | Eduardo Bitrán | PPD | Mar. 11, 2006–Jan. 11, 2008 |
| Sergio Bitar | PPD | Jan. 11, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Health | María Soledad Barría (resigned) | PS | Mar. 11, 2006–Oct. 28, 2008 |
| Álvaro Erazo | PS | Nov. 6, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Housing & Urbanism |
Patricia Poblete | DC | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 11, 2010 |
| Agriculture | Álvaro Rojas | DC | Mar. 11, 2006–Jan. 8, 2008 |
| Marigen Hornkohl | DC | Jan. 8, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Mining | Karen Poniachik | Ind. | Mar. 11, 2006–Jan. 8, 2008 |
| Santiago González | PRSD | Jan. 8, 2008–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Transport & Telecom |
Sergio Espejo | DC | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 27, 2007 |
| René Cortázar | DC | Mar. 27, 2007–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| National Assets | Romy Schmidt | PPD | Mar. 11, 2006–Jan. 6, 2010 |
| Jacqueline Weinstein | PPD | Jan. 6, 2010–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Energy | Karen Poniachik | Ind. | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 29, 2007 |
| Marcelo Tokman | PPD | Mar. 29, 2007–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Environment | Ana Lya Uriarte | PS | Mar. 27, 2007–Mar. 11, 2010 |
| Women | Laura Albornoz | DC | Mar. 11, 2006–Oct. 20, 2009 |
| Carmen Andrade | PS | Oct. 20, 2009–Mar. 11, 2010 | |
| Culture & the Arts |
Paulina Urrutia | Ind. | Mar. 11, 2006–Mar. 11, 2010 |
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Presidential styles of Michelle Bachelet |
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| Reference style |
Su Excelencia, la Presidenta de la República. "Her Excellency, the President of the Republic" |
| Spoken style |
Presidenta de Chile. "President of Chile" |
| Alternative style |
Señora Presidenta. "Madam President" |
| The Bachelet Cabinet | |||
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| Office | Name | Party | Term |
| President | Michelle Bachelet | PS | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Interior | Rodrigo Peñailillo | PPD | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Jorge Burgos | PDC | May 11, 2015–Jun. 8, 2016 | |
| Mario Fernández | PDC | Jun. 8, 2016– | |
| Foreign Affairs | Heraldo Muñoz | PPD | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Defense | Jorge Burgos | PDC | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| José Antonio Gómez | PRSD | May 11, 2015– | |
| Finance | Alberto Arenas | PS | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Rodrigo Valdés | PPD | May 11, 2015– | |
| Gen. Sec. of the Presidency |
Ximena Rincón | PDC | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Jorge Insunza (resigned) | PPD | May 11, 2015–Jun. 7, 2015 | |
| Patricia Silva (interim) | PS | Jun. 7, 2015–Jun. 27, 2015 | |
| Nicolás Eyzaguirre | PPD | Jun. 27, 2015– | |
| Gen. Sec. of Government |
Álvaro Elizalde | PS | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Marcelo Díaz | PS | May 11, 2015–Nov. 18, 2016 | |
| Paula Narváez | PS | Nov. 18, 2016– | |
| Economy | Luis Felipe Céspedes | PDC | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Social Development |
Fernanda Villegas | PS | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Marcos Barraza | PC | May 11, 2015– | |
| Education | Nicolás Eyzaguirre | PPD | Mar. 11, 2014–Jun. 27, 2015 |
| Adriana Delpiano | PPD | Jun. 27, 2015– | |
| Justice | José Antonio Gómez | PRSD | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Javiera Blanco | Ind. | May 11, 2015–Oct. 19, 2016 | |
| Jaime Campos | PRSD | Oct. 19, 2016– | |
| Labor | Javiera Blanco | Ind. | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Ximena Rincón | PDC | May 11, 2015–Nov. 18, 2016 | |
| Alejandra Krauss | PDC | Nov. 18, 2016– | |
| Public Works | Alberto Undurraga | PDC | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Health | Helia Molina (resigned) | PPD | Mar. 11, 2014–Dec. 30, 2014 |
| Jaime Burrows (interim) | PDC | Dec. 30, 2014–Jan. 23, 2015 | |
| Carmen Castillo | Ind. | Jan. 23, 2015– | |
| Housing & Urbanism |
Paulina Saball | PPD | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Agriculture | Carlos Furche | PS | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Mining | Aurora Williams | PRSD | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Transport & Telecom |
Andrés Gómez-Lobo | PPD | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| National Assets | Víctor Osorio | IC | Mar. 11, 2014–Oct. 19, 2016 |
| Nivia Palma | IC | Oct. 19, 2016– | |
| Energy | Máximo Pacheco | PS | Mar. 11, 2014–Oct. 19, 2016 |
| Andrés Rebolledo | PPD | Oct. 19, 2016– | |
| Environment | Pablo Badenier | PDC | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Women | Claudia Pascual | PC | Mar. 11, 2014– |
| Culture & the Arts |
Claudia Barattini | Ind. | Mar. 11, 2014–May 11, 2015 |
| Ernesto Ottone | Ind. | May 11, 2015– | |
| Sports | Natalia Riffo | MAS | Mar. 11, 2014–Nov. 18, 2016 |
| Pablo Squella | Ind. | Nov. 18, 2016– | |
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Presidential styles of Michelle Bachelet |
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| Reference style |
Su Excelencia, la Presidenta de la República. "Her Excellency, the President of the Republic" |
| Spoken style |
Presidenta de Chile. "President of Chile" |
| Alternative style |
Señora Presidenta. "Madam President" |
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika miˈtʃel βatʃeˈle ˈxeɾja]; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who has been President of Chile since 11 March 2014. She was previously president from 2006 to 2010, becoming the first woman in her country to do so. After leaving the presidency and while not immediately re-electable, she was appointed the first executive director of the newly created United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). In December 2013, Bachelet was re-elected president with over 62% of the vote, bettering the 53.5% she obtained in 2006. She is the first person since 1932 to win the presidency of Chile twice in competitive elections.
Bachelet, a physician with studies in military strategy, was Health Minister and Defense Minister under her predecessor, Ricardo Lagos. She is a separated mother of three and describes herself as an agnostic. Aside from her native Spanish, she also speaks, with varying levels of fluency, English, German, Portuguese and French. She is a member of the Socialist Party of Chile.
Bachelet is the second child of archaeologist Ángela Jeria Gômez and Air Force Brigadier General Alberto Bachelet Martínez. Bachelet’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Louis-Joseph Bachelet Lapierre, was a French wine merchant from Chassagne-Montrachet who emigrated to Chile with his Parisian wife, Françoise Jeanne Beault, in 1860; he was hired as a wine-making expert by the Subercaseaux vineyards in southern Santiago. Bachelet Lapierre’s son, Germán, was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1862, and married in 1891 to Luisa Brandt Cadot, a Chilean of French and Swiss descent, giving birth in 1894 to Alberto Bachelet Brandt. Bachelet’s maternal great-grandfather, Máximo Jeria Chacón, of Spanish (Basque region) and Greek heritage, was the first person to receive a degree in agronomic engineering in Chile and founded several agronomy schools in the country. He married Lely Johnson, the daughter of an English physician working in Chile. Their son, Máximo Jeria Johnson, married Angela Gómez Zamora. Their union produced five children, the fourth of whom is Bachelet’s mother.
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