Premiership of Mark Carney

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Mark Carney's current tenure as prime minister of Canada began on March 14, 2025, when he accepted an invitation from Mary Simon, the governor general of Canada, to form the 30th Canadian Ministry and become the 24th Prime Minister of Canada. He succeeded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party in the 2025 leadership election after he announced his intent to resign as the party leader and prime minister. Shortly after taking office, Carney advised the governor general to dissolve Parliament and trigger the 2025 federal election, where he led his Liberals to win a plurality of seats in the House of Commons of Canada, forming a minority government. Upon taking the oath of office, Carney became the first Canadian prime minister born in any of its territories (as opposed to provinces) and the third born west of Ontario, after Joe Clark and Kim Campbell. He is the second prime minister to have earned a PhD, after William Lyon Mackenzie King. Additionally, he is the first...

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