Portrait of Michelle Bachelet
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Michelle Bachelet

President of Chile, 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2018

Chile's first woman president expanded social programs and education reform, and later served as the UN's human rights chief.

Michelle Bachelet sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, leaning state-led on economy and leaning nature-first on environment.

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Where Michelle Bachelet sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Michelle Bachelet

Yamandú Orsi President of Uruguay, 2025 to present91%Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017 to 202390%Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 2015 to 202589%Pierre Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 198488%Kristrún Frostadóttir Prime Minister of Iceland, 2024 to present87%Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia, 2022 to present85%

Leaders furthest from Michelle Bachelet

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20221%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 19455%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present5%

Political views closest to Michelle Bachelet

Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…92%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.86%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…86%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Gobierno de Chile., CC BY 3.0 cl, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.