Justin Trudeau, who was first elected prime minister in November 2015, announced on Jan. 6 his intention to resign as Liberal Party leader and prime minister.

Canada’s next leader is a relative political newcomer, coming instead from a decades-long career in finance where he steered governments through major global crises and periods of upheaval – experience he’s hoping to now leverage as he prepares to take over from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

OTTAWA — Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday and the former central banker lost no time in taking a defiant stance against threats from US President Donald Trump.