Mark Carney

Mark Carney
Carney in 2015
120th Governor of the Bank of England
In office
July 1, 2013 – March 15, 2020
ChancellorGeorge Osborne
Preceded bySir Mervyn King
Succeeded byAndrew Bailey
8th Governor of the Bank of Canada
In office
February 1, 2008 – June 3, 2013
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byDavid A. Dodge
Succeeded byStephen Poloz
Chair of the Financial Stability Board
In office
November 4, 2011 – November 26, 2018
Preceded byMario Draghi
Succeeded byRandal Quarles
Personal details
Born
Mark Joseph Carney

(1965-03-16) March 16, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
Political partyLiberal (2024–present)
Spouse
Diana Fox Carney
(m. 1994)
[1]
Children4
Alma mater
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Mark Joseph Carney (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian economist and politician who was the eighth governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the 120th governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He was the chair of the Financial Stability Board from 2011 to 2018.

Prior to his governorships, Carney worked at Goldman Sachs as well as the Department of Finance Canada. Following his governorships, he was chair and head of impact investing at Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and as chair of the new board of directors for Bloomberg L.P. as part of a broader reshuffle of the company's leadership.[3] He was also the United Nations special envoy for climate action and finance.[4][5] He resigned from all of the positions in 2025.

A member of the Liberal Party, Carney became a special advisor and the chair of the Liberal task force on economic growth in September 2024.[6][7] He previously became an informal advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2020, advising him on the COVID-19 economic response.[8][9][10] After Trudeau's resignation in January 2025, speculation emerged of Carney's candidacy to replace him.[11] Carney launched his campaign for the Liberal leadership days following Trudeau's resignation, and has been described as a leading candidate.[12]

  1. ^ Fox Carney, Diana. "Diana Fox Carney". Skoll. Retrieved January 19, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Mark Carney". Today. August 8, 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Mark Carney". Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  5. ^ https://x.com/glen_mcgregor/status/1880007764447228195
  6. ^ Van Dyk, Spencer; Hg, Stephanie (September 9, 2024). "Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney to join Liberal Party as special adviser". CTV News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Akin, David (September 9, 2024). "Mark Carney tapped by Liberals to lead new task force advising Trudeau". Global News. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mark Carney gives Canada low marks for pandemic preparedness, A+ for benefit spending". CBC News. March 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  9. ^ Argitis, Theophilos; Bolongaro, Kait (August 10, 2020). "Mark Carney helping Justin Trudeau craft economic recovery plan to pull Canada out of recession". Financial Post. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  10. ^ Cochrane, David (August 10, 2020). "Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney advising PM on COVID-19 economic response". CBC News. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  11. ^ Yousif, Nadine (January 16, 2025). "Mark Carney runs for leader of Canada's Liberal Party". BBC News. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  12. ^ Burke, Ashley. "Inside Mark Carney's leadership campaign launch: Teleprompter issues, mystery limo and an unexpected supporter". CBC News. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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