On 11th December 2019, Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist was named as the youngest TIME’s Person of the Year for 2019 in the 92 year history of TIME magazine.
Key Points:
i.Greta Thunberg, was born in Stockholm, Sweden, she began a global movement in August 2018 creating a campaign outside the Parliament of Sweden called ‘Fridays for Future’, a global student movement pushing the government to take immediate action on climate change, by her active involvement she became the most compelling voice on the significant issue of Global Warming faced by today’s world.
ii.The other winners were awarded for achievements in their respective fields: Lizzo was awarded, to acknowledge her unique and inspiring work in the music field. Bob Iger, has created a great impact on pop culture by the successful launch of Disney together with the company’s franchises. The US women’s soccer team were the winners of the 2019 FIFA World Cup, creating a joint exclamation against gender equality and the US’s federal workers were named the guardians of the year specifically for the whistleblower and the federal employees for holding powerful figures at the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, President of the United States of America.
Honourees in other categories of TIME 2019 awards:
| Name | Profession | Category of award |
| Melissa Viviane Jefferson (Lizzo) | Singer | Entertainer of the Year |
| Robert Allen Iger | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company | Businessperson of the Year |
| United States (US) women’s national soccer team | Women’s Soccer | Athlete of the Year |
| The Public Servants | Federal workers of the US | Guardians of the Year |
About TIME’s Person of the Year
The TIME’s Person of the Year award is conferred since 1927, for a person or a group of people who create an impact on the important events taking place in the year, the selection is done by the editors of TIME magazine.
