Want to know who are the most influential people in the world of 2015?Rating Forbes, a well-known financial and analytical magazine, will help to find the answer.
These people have a huge impact on world politics, economics and social life. Our well-being and safety depends on the decisions they make. Let's talk today about the most influential people in 2015.
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Larry Page
On the tenth place in the list of the most authoritative people of the world according to Forbes version - Larry Page , one of the founders of Google, which answers in it for major transactions. While studying at the university, he met Sergei Brin. In 1998, they launched the world-famous search engine Google. Page is only 42 years old, and he is already one of the most prosperous and influential people on the planet.
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Lilian Bettankur
9th place is occupied by Lilian Bettankur , the owner of the cosmetic company Loreal. Old age did not prevent her from becoming the richest and most influential woman in the world. Its condition is estimated at 45 billion dollars. At the age of five, Liliana was left without a mother and became very close to her father. As a teenager she began to work in the company as a student. After the death of her father Bettankur became the sole owner of the cosmetic empire Loreal. Lillian is engaged in charity and supports various cultural and medical projects. Several major scandals are associated with her name. She was suspected of non-payment of taxes and bribes to major political figures in France. In addition, Bettankur is known for legal litigation with heirs.
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Christine Lagarde
The 8th line in the list of the most influential people is taken by Christine Lagarde. Since 2011, she is the Managing Director of the IMF.This amazing woman has made a brilliant career in the world of men. In her youth, she seriously engaged in sports and joined the national team in synchronized swimming. She graduated from two universities and worked as a lawyer for more than 25 years in the world's largest law firm Baker and McKenzie, and then became the first woman to lead it. Under her leadership, the company doubled the profit for a year, and Lagarde was one of the most outstanding business women in Europe. In 2011, she became Minister of Economy of France and the first woman in this position. Christine Lagarde, according to Forbes magazine, is among the most influential politicians in the world.
7
Bill Gates
Bill Gates - without him, perhaps, not one rating on the financial topic. One of the richest people on the planet can not but have a huge influence.81 billion dollars - in such an astronomical amount is estimated the state of one of the founders of Microsoft Corporation. In 2013, Forbes magazine compiled a list of people who spent the most money in the world for charity. First place in it was occupied by Bill Gates and his wife.25 billion dollars - so much they spent on charity and patronage. Gates is one of the founders of the company "Oath of Donation", which calls upon the rich people of the world to spend half of their capital on charity. He himself intends to give at least $ 100 billion for good purposes for the rest of his life. Bill Gates, the richest and most influential person on the planet - on the 7th place in the ranking.
6
Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi is the chairman of the European Central Bank and he has to act in very difficult conditions. He tirelessly calls for the implementation of unpopular, but necessary for the survival of reforms in the euro area.
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Angela Merkel
On the 5th position - Angela Merkel .She has more than once been among the most authoritative politicians. In 2005, she made history, becoming the first woman in the post of Federal Chancellor of Germany. By education, Merkel is a physicist. In the late 1980s, I decided to take an active part in politics. Having joined the Christian Democratic Union, Merkel became one of the deputies of the Bundestag. From the beginning of the 1990s, she held the post of Minister for Women's Affairs, then became Minister for the Environment. In 2000 she was elected chairman of the party of the Christian Democratic Union and was repeatedly re-elected to this post. Becoming the Federal Chancellor, within a year achieved great popularity - Merkel's policy was supported by more than 80% of Germans. Her coming to power marked a rapprochement with Washington. At the same time, the German government continued to support the partnership with Russia until the crisis in relations in 2014.Despite the difficult situation of the European economy, in 2013 Angela Merkel was re-elected to the post of German Chancellor for the third time.
4
Pope Francis
Pope Francis was the fourth on the list of the most authoritative people in the world. While still a cardinal, he showed his modesty and unpretentiousness. He refused the personal car and luxury apartments of the archbishop, preferring to live in a small apartment and go by public transport. In 2013 he was elected the next pope. Actively engaged in the modernization of the Roman Catholic Church. Initially, the shock of the flock caused his saying that God is not a magician. The Pope has gone down in history as the Pope, who officially recognized the Big Bang theory and agreed with Darwin on evolution. For this and close attention to such pressing problems as gender inequality and poverty, the Franciscan pontiff is loved, respected and considered one of the most authoritative people on the planet.
3
Xi Jinping
The third place in the list of the most authoritative people on Earth belongs to Xi Jinping , the leader of China. His popularity in the country is incredibly high. He continues the policy of transforming the PRC into a superpower power and maintains partnership relations with both Western and Asian countries and with Russia.
2
Barack Obama
On the second line of the "Forbes" rating is Barack Obama .The American leader has repeatedly headed the list of the most authoritative politicians, but recently he surrendered his position. He is accused of having all the levers of influence in his hands, he does not use them.
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Vladimir Putin
One of the most authoritative and influential people in the world is Vladimir Putin .Last year, Forbes also recognized the Russian leader as the world's most powerful politician. Time magazine in April of this year summed up the readers' vote. It was necessary to choose the most influential people who changed the world for better or worse during the year. And in this rating the Russian president was confidently leading. This result is the result of his activity. Despite the difficult situation in which the country has found itself, sanctions and partial political isolation, the confidence in the president among the people is higher than ever. The fact that Putin can afford to pursue a policy without looking at the opinions of other countries is also playing a role.
