Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister on Friday, marking the final day of Justin Trudeau’s more than nine years in power. Governor General Mary Simon will preside over the swearing-in of Carney and his cabinet ministers, her office said in a statement.

Political analysts and Liberal Party members expect Carney to call a national election shortly after taking power, to take advantage of polling momentum that suggests the governing Liberals and the Conservative Party are in a statistical tie.

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.