33th President of Chile from 2006-2010. She is the first woman to be elected President of Chile and the first woman elected head of state in South America.
Her father, Alberto Bachelet, was imprisoned by Augusto Pinochet, and later died in prison. As a result Michelle and her mother Ángela Jeria went into exile first in Australia, and later in East Germany.
She is fluent in Spanish, English, German, and has working knowledge of
Portuguese, Russian, and French.
Mother of, with Jorge Dávalos, Sebastián Dávalos and Francisca Dávalos.