Meet The 9 Most Important People in The World (See Photos)

The eight men and one woman you see above are some of the

most important people in the world. Seven of them are the

leaders of the most powerful countries in the world, while

two are leaders of the European Council and Commission.

The G7 leaders are currently gathered in Brussels to discuss

the situation in Ukraine, foreign policy issues, global economy

and more.

From left to right: Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi,

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harperm, US President

Barack Obama, President of the European Council Herman

van Rompuy, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Britain's

Prime Minister David Cameron, Head of the European

Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, France's President

Francois Hollande and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Russian president Vladimir Putin wasn't invited to the

summit.