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This article is about Mark Carney's time as prime minister. For the membership of the ministry and cabinet, see 30th Canadian Ministry.

Mark Carney
Carney in 2015
Premiership of Mark Carney
March 14, 2025 – present
MonarchCharles III
Cabinet30th Canadian Ministry
PartyLiberal
Appointed byMary Simon
SeatOttawa
ConstituencyNone

Mark Carney's tenure as the Prime Minister of Canada began on March 14, 2025 after he was sworn in by Mary Simon, the Governor General of Canada, following his win in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election on March 9, 2025. He succeeded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after he announced his resignation on January 6, 2025 as party leader. He is the 24th Prime Minister of Canada.

Background

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2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

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Main article: 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
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On January 6, 2025, Trudeau announced his resignation as Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party.[1] On January 16, 2025, Carney formally announced his intent to run in the leadership election and become Liberal Party leader.[2][3] On March 9, 2025, he won the leadership election with 85.9% of the overall vote, becoming the next leader of the party and Prime Minister, succeeding Trudeau.[4][5] Trudeau stayed on as Prime Minister until his formal resignation in the early morning of March 14, 2025 prior to Carney's swearing in later that morning.[6][7]

Carney does not hold a seat in the House of Commons, similar to the previous premierships of Charles Tupper, Arthur Meighen, and John Turner; all three individuals lacked seats in the House of Commons at the time of their initial appointment as Prime Minister.[8][9][10] Carney is running in Nepean in the 2025 federal election.[11][12] Upon taking the oath of office, he became the first Canadian prime minister born in any of the territories 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 to have never served in prior elected office, and the first since John Turner not to be sitting in the House of Commons at time of appointment.

Cabinet

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Main articles: 30th Canadian Ministry and Cabinet of Canada

Domestic policy

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Removal of the consumer portion of the carbon pricing policy

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Shortly after being sworn in as Prime Minister, Carney signed a prime ministerial directive that directed the Governor General to sign an order in council to immediately reduce the consumer price of carbon to $0 starting on April 1, 2025, thereby effectively terminating the consumer portion of Canada's carbon pricing policy, but allowing the final carbon rebate payment to go to individuals as scheduled. Carney stated the policy had become too 'divisive' among the Canadian public, resulting in the necessity for it to be removed. The policy was originally implemented in 2018 through the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, which was passed during Trudeau's first term. The industrial levy on carbon remains in place.[13][14]

Foreign policy

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See also: List of international prime ministerial trips made by Mark Carney

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Walsh, Marieke; Fife, Robert; Levitz, Stephanie (6 January 2025). "Justin Trudeau's exit shuts down Parliament, starts the clock on spring election". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. ^ Isai, Vjosa; Stevis-Gridneff, Matina (16 January 2025). "Banker, Investor, Prime Minister? Mark Carney Bids to Lead Canada". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ^ Tumilty, Ryan (19 January 2025). "Mark Carney officially joins Liberal leadership race to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ^ Stevis-Gridneff, Matina; Isai, Vjosa (10 March 2025). "Canada Will Have a New Prime Minister. Here's What to Know". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  5. ^ Humayun, Hira (9 March 2025). "Canada's Liberal Party chooses Mark Carney to succeed Justin Trudeau". CNN. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  6. ^ Tasker, John Paul (14 March 2025). "Carney sworn in as prime minister with a reworked cabinet filled with new faces". CBC. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Canada Has New Prime Minister With a Very Hard First Assignment". New York Times. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Liberal leadership race: Mark Carney elected in a landslide". CBC. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  9. ^ Hahn, Rachel Aiello, Mary Nersessian, Phil (9 March 2025). "Results are in, Mark Carney wins Liberal leadership race. Follow for live updates". CTVNews. Retrieved 9 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Major, Darren (14 January 2025). "Can someone be prime minister if they're not an MP?". CBC News.
  11. ^ Otis, Daniel (9 March 2025). "Does Canada's next prime minister need to be an MP?". CTV News. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Your Liberal Candidates". Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  13. ^ Major, Darren (14 March 2025). "Carney kills consumer carbon tax in first move as prime minister". CBC News. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price". CTV News. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
Canadian federal premierships
Preceded by Mark Carney
2025–present 		Incumbent
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