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Who is Mark Carney – the political novice now elected by Canadian voters as prime minister?
About a month after he was chosen to head his Liberal Party, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England has now been chosen by Canadian voters to lead the country.
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Mark Carney is congratulated by Justin Trudeau during the Liberal Party of Canada leadership contest.
Pic: The Canadian Press/AP
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Mr Carney in 2008 when he was Bank of Canada governor. Pic: AP
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Mark Carney in his first day as Bank of England governor in 2013. Pic: AP
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Mr Carney as Canadian deputy finance minister in 2004. Pic: Reuters
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Mark Carney embraces his wife Diana Fox Carney during election night.
Pic: Reuters
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