birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
quebec city , quebec order of canada national order of quebec 8 april 1932 richard drouin
 richard drouin lawyer and businessman
richard drouin

richard r. drouin , -lrb- born april 8 , 1932 -rrb- is a canadian lawyer and businessman .
born in quebec city , he studied at collège jean-de-brébeuf in montreal and studied law at the université laval .
he was called to the quebec bar in 1957 and was created a queen 's counsel in 1972 .
a practicing lawyer , he is a partner with mccarthy tétrault .
from 1988 to 1995 , he was the chairman and ceo of hydro-québec .
in 1995 , he was appointed to the board of directors of abitibi-consolidated inc. and was chairman of the board from 2001 to 2006 .
he is the current chairman of the board of trustees of the north 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 the order of canada and was promoted to companion in 2006 .
he is a fellow of the royal canadian geographical society .
