In 2002 the President appointed Veloso to be a court-assisting attorney for the Court of Appeals of Santiago. In 2005, she was elected a councilor of the State Defense Council (Consejo de Defensa del Estado). Veloso was appointed Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency by President Michelle Bachelet, and _she_ assumed the post on March 11, 2006. <sep>, Pronoun: she <sep>, A: Veloso <sep>, B: Michelle Bachelet