LIVE BLOG: Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister, announces cabinet

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The official ceremony installing Mark Carney as the twenty-fourth prime minister and his cabinet swearing in ended with the signing of the national anthem.

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Governor General Mary Simon officially approves the new cabinet.

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“Thank you, Canada — for trusting in me, for challenging me, and for granting me the privilege to serve the best country, and the best people, on earth,” tweeted former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

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The full list of Mark Carney’s pre-election cabinet with 23 ministers:

• International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and President of the King’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc

• Foreign Affairs and International Development Minister Mélanie Joly

• Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne

• Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Anita Anand

• Defence Minister Bill Blair

• Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu

• Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson

• Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor

• Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada Minister, and Quebec Lieutenant Steven Guilbeault

• Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland

• Health Minister Kamal Khera

• Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree

• Chief Government Whip Rechie Valdez

• Jobs and Families Minister Steven MacKinnon

• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness David McGuinty

• Environment and Climate Change Minister Terry Duguid

• Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Nate Erskine-Smith

• Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Rachel Bendayan

• Veterans Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency Elisabeth Briere

• Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Joanne Thompson

• Government House Leader and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga

• Agriculture, Agri-Food, and Rural Economic Development Minister Kody Blois

• Government Transformation, Public Services, and Procurement Minister Ali Ehsassi

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Gerald Butts, who resigned in disgrace during Trudeau’s SNC scandal and formerly served as Mark Carney’s wife’s boss at Eurasia Group, is present at Rideau Hall for the swearing-in ceremony.

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In a ceremony at Rideau Hall, Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s twenty-fourth prime minister replacing Justin Trudeau.

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Liberal Leader Mark Carney is being sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister, promising a fresh approach to governance. 

The ceremony at Rideau Hall includes dignitaries, family, and close supporters. 

After taking the oath to become the next prime minister, Carney will introduce his smaller cabinet to focus on the global trade war. 

Carney is expected to call a spring election.

On Thursday evening, Justin Trudeau left the Prime Minister's Office for the final time.