Congratulations extended to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
WVR - On March 15, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent a letter of congratulations to Mark Carney, who was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada on March 14, 2025.
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| Canada’s 24th Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Source: The Canadian Press) |
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also sent congratulations to Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly on her reappointment.
According to the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney is Canada’s 24th Prime Minister. He was elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and sworn in as Prime Minister in March 2025. He leads a government that will take action to unite Canadians, defend Canada’s sovereignty, and build the strongest economy in the G7.
Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Mr. Carney is the son of teachers and grew up with a strong sense of community and hard work. After graduating from St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton, he earned a Bachelor of Economics from Harvard University in 1988, followed by a Master of Economics in 1993 and a PhD in Economics in 1995, both from Oxford University.
Mr. Carney started his career in finance before joining Canada’s public service to help ensure the economy supports the things that Canadians value – like health care, security, and a life people can afford. As Governor of the Bank of Canada during the 2008 financial crisis, he guided Canadian country through one of the most turbulent economic periods in modern history, protecting jobs and helping ensure that Canada came out stronger. In 2013, he was recruited to lead the Bank of England, stewarding the United Kingdom’s economy through Brexit and the economic and political crises that followed. And in 2020, he began serving as the United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, helping rally the world to build stronger economies to fight climate change.
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