ieExplains: Who is Canada's new PM Mark Carney and why is he giving up his Irish citizenship? 

Mark Carney, a former central banker, has family who hailed from Co Mayo

Mark Carney speaks after being announced as Canada’s next prime minister. Picture: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP

Former central banker and Irish citizen Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after winning a Liberal Party leadership vote in a landslide.

Mr Carney is 59. He was born in Canada — in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, on March 16, 1965. He was raised in Edmonton, Alberta.