Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England, has announced he is running to succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada. Mr Carney launched his campaign to lead Canada’s Liberal Party on Thursday in his hometown, Edmonton in Alberta ...

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced he is running to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada.

Prominent banker Mark Carney is launching a bid to lead Canada ’s ruling Liberal Party after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned. Carney, 59, currently serves as the United Nations special envoy for climate action and finance. He is also the chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Bloomberg L.P.’s board of directors.

Mark Carney, the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, said Thursday he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

In the weeks following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement, the race to name his successor seems to have become a two-person contest between former Deputy Prime Minister

Credit: PA Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced he is running to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. Carney, who headed up Britain’s central ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down after almost a decade in power, setting up a leadership battle in the G-7 country. Central American nation offers closer cooperation on migration and security while seeking to ease U.S. fears about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.

Mr Carney, who was also governor of the Bank of England, is running as an outsider with considerable financial experience. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Liberal Party candidate Ruby Dhalla has joined the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister. Born in Winnipeg’s Manitoba to immigrants from Punjab, Dhalla has been part of the Liberal Party since she was a teenager.

After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor ... If he wins, the 59-year-old will succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and lead the country into the next general election, which will take ...

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced he is running to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada. Mr Carney, who was not part of the ...

Carney has secured the backing of Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon. He will receive a public endorsement from Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Sunday, said a person close to Champagne.