She was the first female president of Chile and the first popularly elected female South American president whose career was established independently of her husband. During her presidency, her policies allowed the country to easily weather the global financial crisis of 2008, and she reduced poverty and improved early childhood education.
What were Michelle Bachelet’s accomplishments?
What were Michelle Bachelet’s jobs?
In 2000 she became health minister, and in 2002 she became Chile’s first woman defense minister. She served as Chile’s president from 2006 to 2010 and then was appointed head of the newly created UN Women. She served a second term as Chilean president in 2014–18 before being named UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
