G-20 Summit Held In London

The G20 group of nations is made up of the world's most powerful economies, accounting for 90% of the world's economic output, 80% of world trade and two-thirds of the world's population.

They met in London on April 2, 2009

Leaders attending the London Summit:

• Argentina represented by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina
• Australia represented by Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia
• Brazil represented by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
• Canada represented by Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
• People's Republic of China represented by Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China
• France represented by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France
• Germany represented by Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
• India represented by Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
• Indonesia represented by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia
• Italy represented by Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy
• Japan represented by Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
• Mexico represented by Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
• Netherlands represented by Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands *
• South Korea represented by Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea
• Russia represented by Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia
• Saudi Arabia represented by Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
• South Africa represented by Kgalema Motlanthe, President of South Africa
• Spain represented by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain *
• Turkey represented by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
• United States represented by Barack Obama, President of the United States of America
• United Kingdom represented by Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Host)
N.B. Countries with a * are not recognised members of the G-20[16]