The former governor of the Canadian and British central banks announced he was running to become head of the Liberal Party and prime minister.

Carney disclosed his intentions to a crowd in Edmonton, Alberta, the western Canadian city where he spent the bulk of his youth, promising an economic agenda focused on lifting the country from a period of stagnant growth.

Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, says he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.

If successful, the former Bank of England governor would become Canada's interim prime minister ahead of the next general election

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he was running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, saying he wanted to focus on the struggling economy.

He is seeking to position himself as an outsider who was not part of the prime minister’s unpopular government.

Former central banker Mark Carney has strongly suggested he will run to be Canada’s next prime minister during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’.

Former head of UK central bank enters race to take over from Justin Trudeau as leader of Liberal Party and Canada

Former central banker pledges to focus on the economy, argues for less federal spending in move to differentiate himself from Justin Trudeau

Mark J. Carney ’87 — a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing body — launched his campaign to become Canada’s next prime minister at a rally in Edmonton, Alberta Thursday afternoon.

Mark Carney announced his bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada surrounded by dozens of supporters in Edmonton on Thursday.