German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2009 and remains in the top most powerful women, made by top Forbes magazine. This year, most names on the list are of women in the business world. The list of 100 women considered the most powerful on the planet in 2009, 60% are American.
Except for Mrs. Merkel, remained first in top for the fourth consecutive year the top nine women in all sefele large companies. Between them, French Anne Lauvergeon, president of the French nuclear group Areva (position 9) and American Irene Rosenfeld, president of Kraft Foods (place 6).
New president of Yahoo, Carol Bartz, is position 12, while Susan Decker, who led the group before it, was ranked 50 in 2008.
If last year was sefa of American diplomacy, Condoleezza Rice, was ranked 7, which has followed, Hillary Clinton is now only ranked 36.
The top came in 2009 U.S. president and his wife, Michelle Obama ranked 40, and Sonia Sotomayor place on 54, became the first prosecutor general of U.S. origin hispanica.
Mentioned by name is Sonia Gandhi, president of the Congress Party in India, which has climbed 13 ranks from 21 in 2008.
Queen of Great Britain climbed 42 ranks this year, compared to 58 last year.
View the entire Top 100 most powerful women in the world in 2009, drawn up by Forbes magazine.
