Harry Potter-quoting Mark Carney will be the next Prime Minister of Canada. Coming out on top today in a four-way race to succeed Justin Trudeau as the head of the ruling Liberal Party, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England boss Carney is expected to take office in the next week or so.

Mark Carney, 59, a former central banker, has been appointed as the leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party, and will succeed Justin Trudeau as the country's next PM.

TORONTO (AP) — Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threat, and a federal election looms.