Carney, 59, will take the reins of his country at a time when it is locked in a trade war with the U.S., its largest trade partner.
The Liberal Party of Canada has chosen Mark Carney as its new leader and, as the party in power, will swear him in as the country’s new Prime Minister of Canada. The election came as a surprise and interests north and south of the border are curious to see how Carney responds to the escalating trade war with the U.
Mark Joseph Carney was born in Fort Smith, in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He obtained degrees from Harvard and Oxford universities after landing a scholarship to study in the United States and pursuing a rigorous education in economics and finance.