Mark Carney | |
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Governor of the Bank of England | |
In office July 1, 2013 – March 15, 2020 | |
Appointed by | George Osborne |
Preceded by | Mervyn King |
Succeeded by | Andrew Bailey |
Chair of the Financial Stability Board | |
In office November 4, 2011 – November 26, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mario Draghi |
Succeeded by | Randal Quarles |
8th Governor of the Bank of Canada | |
In office February 1, 2008 – June 3, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | David Dodge |
Succeeded by | Stephen Poloz |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Joseph Carney March 16, 1965 Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Diana Fox (m. 1994) |
Children | 4 |
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Mark Joseph Carney OC (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian economist and banker who served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He is chair, and head of impact investing at Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) since 2020, and was named chairman of Bloomberg Inc., parent company of Bloomberg L.P., in 2023. He was the chair of the Financial Stability Board from 2011 to 2018. Prior to his governorships, Carney worked at Goldman Sachs as well as the Department of Finance Canada. He also serves as the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance.[2]