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Mark Carney Fast Facts

March 14, 2025

(CNN) โ€” Here is a look at the life of Mark Carney, Canadaโ€™s prime minister.

Personal

Birth date: March 16, 1965

Birth place: Fort Smith, the Northwest Territories, Canada

Birth name: Mark Joseph Carney

Father: Robert Carney, teacher

Mother: Verlie Carney, teacher

Marriage: Diana Fox Carney (1995-present)

Children: Cleo, Tess, Amelia and Sasha

Education: Harvard University, AB, 1988; Oxford University, M.Phil, 1993; Oxford University, D.Phil, 1995

Religion: Catholic

Other Facts

Grew up in Edmonton, Alberta.

First non-British person to be governor of the Bank of England.

Played hockey while at Harvard.

Timeline

1995-2003 - Works for Goldman Sachs.

August 2003-November 2004 - Deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.

November 15, 2004 - Appointed senior associate deputy minister of Finance.

February 1, 2008-June 1, 2013 - Governor of the Bank of Canada.

2013-2020 - Governor of the Bank of England. The first non-British person to hold the position.

December 1, 2019 - Appointed UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance.

March 9, 2025 - Elected leader of Canadaโ€™s Liberal Party.

March 14, 2025 - Sworn in as Canadaโ€™s 24th prime minister.

March 17, 2025 - Breaks with tradition by visiting Europe rather than the United States for his first foreign trip as Canadaโ€™s prime minister, with his warm welcome in France and the UK standing in stark contrast to his countryโ€™s fracturing relationship with its southern neighbor.

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