[서울경제 파퓰러사이언스 장순관 기자]
문재인 대통령이 '세계에서 가장 위대한 지도자 50인(The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders)' 중 4위에 선정됐다. 문 대통령은 이번 리스트에서 국가 정상 중 가장 높은 순위를 차지했다.
글로벌 비즈니스 매거진 '포춘' 보도에 따르면 문 대통령이 "지난해 5월 전임자가 부패 혐의로 투옥된 불운한 상황에서 취임했지만, 빠르게 공정 경제를 위한 개혁에 착수했다"며 “최저임금 인상·건강보험 확대·재벌 영향력 제한 등에서 좋은 성과를 거뒀다”고 평가했다.
이어 “남북 간 화해의 서막이 될 트럼프 미국 대통령과 김정은 국방 위원장과의 회담을 주선하는 등 긴장완화 측면에서 중심축 역할도 했다”고 선정 사유를 밝혔다. 한편 이 리스트에서 1위는 미국 내 총기 규제 운동을 주도한 플로리다주(州) 고교 총기난사 사건 생존 학생들, 2위는 빌·멜린다 게이츠 부부, 3위는 세계적인 성폭력 폭로 운동인 '미투 캠페인'이 차지했다.
(아래는 포춘 온라인판 관련 내용)
1. The Students Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other schools
2. Bill and Melinda Gates Cofounders, Gates Foundation
3. The #MeToo Movement
4. Moon Jae-in President, South Korea
5. Kenneth Frazier CEO, Merck
6. Scott Gottlieb FDA commisioner
7. Margarethe Vestager Commissioner for Competition, European Union
8. Larry Fink CEO, BlackRock
9. General Joseph Dunford Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
10. Liu He Vice Premier, China
11. Mary Barra CEO, General Motors
12. Nick Saban Football coach, University of Alabama
13. Emmanuel Macron President, France
14. Tim Cook CEO, Apple
15. Serena Williams Athlete
16. Isabelle Kocher CEO, Engie
17. Katie Bethell Executive director, PL+US
18. Ryan Coogler Film director
19. Huateng “Pony” Ma CEO, Tencent
20. Indira Jaising Founder, Lawyers Collective
21. Marc Benioff CEO, Salesforce
22. The Gymnasts and Their Allies
23. Kathleen McLaughlin Chief sustainability officer, Walmart
24. Mukesh Ambani Chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries
25. Mick Cornett Former mayor, Oklahoma City
26. Donald Hopkins Physician, the Carter Center
27. Oprah Winfrey CEO, OWN
28. Mitch Landrieu Mayor, New Orleans
29. Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister, New Zealand
30. Ma Jun Environmentalist, China
31. West Virginia Teachers
32. Leymah Gbowee President, Gbowee Peace Foundation
33. Jamie Dimon CEO, JPMorgan Chase
34. Michael Sorrell President, Paul Quinn College
35. Reese Witherspoon Actor/producer
36. Daniel Servitje Montull CEO, Grupo Bimbo
37. Izumi Nakamitsu Undersecretary general for disarmament, United Nations
38. Bashar Masri Founder, Rawabi
39. Leila de Lima Senator, Philippines
40. Angela Nyambura Gichaga CEO, Financing Alliance for Health
41. Timothy Keller Evangelical minister/author, Redeemer City to City
42. Gwynne Shotwell President and chief operating officer, SpaceX
43. Balkrishna Doshi Architect, India
44. Feike Sijbesma CEO, DSM
45. Kelly Chibale Scientist, South Africa
46. Ana Botín Group executive chairman, Banco Santander
47. Dina Meza Journalist, PEN Honduras
48. Ridwan Kamil Mayor, Bandung, Indonesia
49. Amy Gutmann President, University of Pennsylvania
50. Ed Bastian CEO, Delta Air Lines
4. Moon Jae-in
President, South Korea
Moon took office last May under inauspicious circumstances—his predecessor was impeached for corruption. Yet Moon speedily enacted reforms aimed at creating a fairer economy, such as boosting the minimum wage, expanding health coverage, and addressing the influence of the country’s chaebol conglomerates. Moon has been pivotal in arranging talks between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un, a possible prelude to inter-Korean reconciliation.