AGE: 42
OCCUPATION: Former deputy Prime Minister and President-elect of Russia
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: He was elected! In an election! How could that be bad?
CON: The freeness and fairness of said election has been disputed by international monitors. And Medvedev's first act, upon receiving Putin's endorsement, was to endorse Putin for Prime Minister — more or less ensuring that the real power in Russia will now reside in the PM's office.