The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists
Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery
AGE: 44
OCCUPATION: Mayor of London
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: By campaigning on basic issues like crime and transportation, the floppy-haired Tory pulled off a surprise upset in last year's elections. Now he has to ready the city for the 2012 Olympics and lead it through a sinking British economy.
CON: His ribald, oft-disheveled demeanor is a turnoff for more delicately constituted Brits.
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