The Person of the Year-2003 award ceremony held in the Patriarshiy Palace of the Moscow Kremlin

The award was given to businessmen, public and political figures, who, in the opinion of the Expert Council, contributed the most to the development of the country. Russian Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin received the award in the category "Person in Politics", and Russian Presidential Aide Sergey Yastrzhembsky - in the category "Person in Government Management." Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov was awarded in the category "Regional Leader."