- Richard Drouin
Richard R. Drouin, C.C., O.Q. (born 1932) is a Canadian lawyer and businessman.
Born in
Quebec City , he studied atCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf in Montreal and studied law at theUniversité Laval . He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1957 and was created aQueen's Counsel in 1972. A practicing lawyer, he is a partner withMcCarthy Tétrault . [cite web|url=http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/recherche_details.asp?id=528|title=National Order of Quebec citation (in French)|accessdate=2007-02-20] From 1988 to 1995, he was the Chairman and CEO ofHydro-Québec .In 1995, he was appointed to the
Board of Directors ofAbitibi-Consolidated Inc. and was Chairman of the Board from 2001 to 2006. [cite web|url=http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1410244113&view=8667-0&Start=10|title=Board of Directors Announcements|accessdate=2007-02-20] He is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of theNorth American Electric Reliability Corporation .In 2004, he was made an Officer of the
National Order of Quebec . In 1993, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4984|title=Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada|accessdate=2007-02-20] He is a Fellow of theRoyal Canadian Geographical Society .References
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