Mark Carney was the first non-British person to become governor of the Bank of England in its more than 300-year history when he took the job in 2013. He had previously worked at the investment bank Goldman Sachs, and served as the governor of the Bank of Canada, the country's central bank.

Former head of UK central bank enters race to take over from Justin Trudeau as leader of Liberal Party and Canada

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he was running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, saying he wanted to focus on the struggling economy.