The People Who Matter II: The Most Powerful People
Power is varied. To have power is one thing – the way the people like you using that power adds on to power and the list of the most powerful people changes day by day. And it has changed. With a new Pope and a new Chinese President, the table of power has changed. This time, at number ten we have:
10. David Cameron – Prime Minister – England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland – London, England – aged 46
9. Xi Jinping – General Secretary of Communist Party, President – People’s Republic of China – Beijing, China – aged 59
8. Mario Draghi – President – European Central Bank – Rome, Italy – aged 65
7. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud – King – Saudi Arabia – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – aged 88
6. Ben Bernanke – Chairman – Federal Reserve of USA – Washington D.C., USA – aged 59
5. Pope Francis I – Pope – Roman Catholic Church – Vatican City, Vatican City State – aged 76
4. William Gates III – C0-chair – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Medina, USA – aged 57
3. Vladimir Putin – President – Russian Federation – Moscow, Russia – aged 60
2. Angela Merkel – Chancellor – Germany – Berlin, Germany – aged 58
1. Barack Obama II – President – USA – Washington D.C., USA – aged 51
