Mark Carney's political career is only months old, and it's already been a roller-coaster ride. The former central banker appeared destined to become one of Canada's shortest-serving prime ministers until President Donald Trump picked a fight with the U.

Mark Carney’s political rise seemed unlikely—until Donald Trump launched an economic attack on Canada. The former central banker, once trailing in the polls, is now leading a Liberal resurgence in a historic election.

Carney, a Harvard-educated technocrat two months into his political career, has capitalized on his image as a steady hand at the tiller in an economic storm.