Person of the Year (Expert magazine)
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Since 2002 Expert magazine nominates 'Person of the Year' - one or several individuals who significanly influenced economic, business, political or societal development in Russia any given year. 'Person of the Year' is nominated in the final issue each year (#48 or #49, always end of December). Since the first announcement all 'Persons of the Year' have been nationals of the Russian Federation. The nomination is similar to Person of the Year by the US Time magazine. 'Person of the Year' is normally featured on the cover of Expert magazine's end-year issue
| Year | Choice | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Alexander Khloponin | 37 | First person chosen, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai (since 2002), former chairman of the board of Norilsk Nickel. Chosen for transition from business to the government, seen to set example for the new Russian elite |
| 2003 | Roman Abramovich and Mikhail Khodorkovsky | 37 and 40 | Key shareholders of (correspondingly) Sibneft and Yukos oil companies. Both men were hailed for adapting best corporate governance policies to run their companies efficiently and profitably. |
| 2004 | Mikhail Fradkov | 54 | Russian Prime Minister in 2004-2007. |
| 2005 | Dmitry Medvedev and Alexei Miller | 40 and 43 | Correspondingly Gazprom's chairman of the board (since 2002) and CEO (since 2001). |
| 2006 | Sergey Lavrov | 56 | Russian Foreign Minister (since 2004) |
| 2007 | Vladimir Putin | 55 | Russian President (since 2000) |
