Who is Mark Carney, former central banker, who is replacing Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada? - Carney has promised to stand up for Canada amid brewing trade war with Trump and speed up slug

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

Carney, 59, a Harvard grad, will oversee his country at a time when it is locked in a trade war with the United States, its largest trading partner.