Michel Bélanger

Michel Bélanger
Born	September 10, 1929(1929-09-10) Lévis, Quebec
Died	December 1, 1997(1997-12-01) (aged 68)
Awards	Order of Canada

Michel Bélanger, CC (September 10, 1929 – December 1, 1997) was a Canadian businessman and banker.

Biography

He was an economic adviser to René Lévesque and helped to nationalize electricity. He was the first Francophone to become president of the Montreal stock exchange.

From 1976 until 1979, he was President of the Provincial Bank of Canada. After the Provincial Bank of Canada merged with Banque canadienne nationale to form the National Bank of Canada, he became the first President of the merged organization.

As a federalist, he was co-chairman of the Commission on the Political and Constitutional Future of Quebec, known as the Belanger-Campeau Commission.

In 1976 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1993.

References

• "Michel Bélanger (1929-1997) Fonctionnaire, homme d'affaires (in French)". Bilan du siècle. http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/382.html. Retrieved September 25, 2005. 
• "THE LATE MICHEL BÉLANGER". Hansard, Tuesday, December 2, 1997. http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/042_1997-12-02/han042_1410-e.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2005. 

External links

Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2010

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Name	Belanger, Michel
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Date of birth	September 10, 1929
Place of birth	Lévis, Quebec
Date of death	December 1, 1997
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