Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday. Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until the Liberal Party elected a new leader.

By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Ex-central banker Mark Carney was formally sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday, putting him in a position to fight tariffs from U.S.

Former central banker Mark Carney is now the prime minister of Canada after being sworn into office in Ottawa. Carney, who has never held office as an elected official, swore an oath of allegiance to King Charles III on Friday at Rideau Hall before jointly signing his official appointment with Governor-General Mary Simon.