Mark Carney was announced as the next Liberal Party leader and the 24th prime minister of Canada on Monday, with former Bank of Canada chief set to succeed Justin Trudeau at Ottawa’s top office.
Liberal Party president Sachit Mehra announced former UK and Canada central bank chief Mark Carney’s victory in the Liberal leadership race.
Carney was the front-runner to succeed Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party. He has served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013. He also served as the chair of the Financial Stability Board from 2011 to 2018.
The former Goldman Sachs executive earned fame when he helped Canada avoid one of its most catastrophic outcome of the 2008 financial crisis. The countrymen recognize him as the most reliable politician to deal with US President Donald Trump, polls had suggested.
Carney had once likened Trump to Voldemort, the antagonist from Harry Potter.
