Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after he won Liberal Party leadership vote in a landslide

TORONTO (AP) — Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after a Liberal Party leadership vote in a landslide. Carney is 59. He was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories on March 16, 1965 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.

Mark Carney, former central banker, has won the leadership of Canada’s Liberal Party and is set to become the next Prime Minister, succeeding Justin Trudeau. Carney's background as Governor of the Bank of Canada and his crisis management experience provided credibility.