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Mark Joseph Carney is a Canadian economist, banker, and politician who has served as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Liberal Party since March 2025.
Born on March 16, 1965, in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, he is the son of educators Robert J. (Bob) Carney, a high school principal and later professor of educational foundations at the University of Alberta, and Verlie Margaret Carney (née Kemper), who was a stay-at-home mother before returning to teaching.
The family, of Irish ancestry with roots in County Mayo, moved to Edmonton, Alberta, when Mark was six.