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.

Canada’s Governor General, or the King of England’s representative in the country, said the ceremony would also involve the swearing-in of a new cabinet.

Mark Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, have been married since 1994 and share four daughters. Here's everything to know about the incoming Canadian prime minister's wife.