has been Federal Chancellor of Germany since November 2005, the first woman to hold the office. She attended her first G8 summit in St Petersburg in 2006 and will be the host of the 2007 summit in Heiligendamm. more
Wladimir Putin
has been President of the Russian Federation since 2000. Re-elected in 2004, he was the host of the St Petersburg G8 summit in 2006. more
Tony Blair
is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In May 2005, he won his third term as head of the Labour Party government. In 2005, he hosted the G8 summit at Gleneagles. more
George W. Bush
is the 43rd President of the United States of America. Sworn in on 20 January 2001, he was re-elected on 2 November 2004. In 2004 he hosted the G8 summit at Sea Island. more
Nicolas Sarkozy
has been elected President of the French Republic on May 6. He took office on May 16 in a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. In Heiligendamm, he will attend his first G8 summit. more (Information in french language)
Stephen Harper
was sworn in as Canada's 22nd Prime Minister on 6 February 2006. He is Leader of the Conservative Party, and attended his first G8 summit in St Petersburg in 2006. more
Romano Prodi has been President of the Council of Ministers and head of the 59th post-war Italian government since 17 May 2006. He participated in the G8 summit in St Petersburg in 2006. more
Shinzo Abe
was elected 90th Prime Minister of Japan in 2006. Now in his fifth term as a member of the House of Representatives, he will be attending his first G8 summit in Germany in 2007. more
José Manuel Barroso
has been President of the European Commission since 2004 and attended the G8 summits of 2005 and 2006. more
