Mark Carney

Mark Carney OC
Carney in 2015
Prime Minister of Canada Designate
Assuming office TBD
Monarch	Charles III
Governor‑General	Mary Simon
Succeeding	Justin Trudeau
Leader of the Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office March 9, 2025
Preceded by	Justin Trudeau
Other offices held United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance In office December 1, 2019 – January 15, 2025 Appointed by António Guterres Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Vacant 120th Governor of the Bank of England In office July 1, 2013 – March 15, 2020 Appointed by George Osborne Preceded by Sir Mervyn King Succeeded by Andrew Bailey Chair of the Financial Stability Board In office November 4, 2011 – November 26, 2018 Preceded by Mario Draghi Succeeded by Randal Quarles 8th Governor of the Bank of Canada In office February 1, 2008 – June 3, 2013 Prime Minister Stephen Harper Preceded by David A. Dodge Succeeded by Stephen Poloz Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Finance In office November 15, 2004 – February 4, 2007 Prime Minister Paul Martin Stephen Harper Preceded by Kevin G. Lynch Succeeded by Micheal Horgan Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada In office August 2003 – November 15, 2004 Serving with David Longworth Prime Minister Paul Martin Preceded by Paul Jenkins Succeeded by Tiff Macklem
Personal details
Born	(1965-03-16) March 16, 1965 (age 59) Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
Citizenship	Canada United Kingdom Ireland
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Diana Fox ​ (m. 1994)​ [1]
Children	4
Education	Harvard University (BA) St Peter's College, Oxford (MPhil) Nuffield College, Oxford (DPhil)
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Website	markcarney.ca
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Mark Joseph Carney OC (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian economist and politician who has been the prime minister-designate of Canada and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada since March 9, 2025. As the leader of the governing party, Carney is expected to succeed Justin Trudeau as the next prime minister of Canada. He previously served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the 120th governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020.

Carney was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University in 1988, going on to study at Oxford University, where he earned a master's degree in 1993 and a doctoral degree in 1995. He held various roles at Goldman Sachs before joining the Bank of Canada as a deputy governor in 2003. In 2004, he was named as senior associate deputy minister for the Department of Finance Canada. In 2007, Carney was named Governor of the Bank of Canada, where he was responsible for Canadian monetary policy during the global financial crisis. He led the Canadian central bank until 2013, when he was appointed as the Governor of the Bank of England, where he led the British central bank's response to Brexit and the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After leaving central banking, Carney served as chair and head of impact investing at Brookfield Asset Management and as chair of the board of directors for Bloomberg L.P.^[3] He was also appointed the United Nations Special Envoy for climate action and finance.^[4][5] Carney also worked as an adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the COVID-19 pandemic and was made chair of the Liberal Party's economic growth taskforce. In early 2025, he announced his intention to seek the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, winning the race in a landslide in March.