Roland Giroux | |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1913 |
Known For: | Chair, Quebec Hydro-Electric Commission |
Spouse: | Yvette Blain |
Awards: | Order of Canada |
Roland Giroux, (15 January 1913 - 4 November 1991) was from 1969 to 1977 the Chairman of the Quebec Hydro-Electric Commission (today known generally as Hydro-Québec).
He is a member of the Order of Canada, first becoming an Officer in June 1972 then in July 1977 was promoted as a Companion, the highest rank within the order.
Giroux died of a heart attack in Quebec at age 78 leaving his wife Yvette Blain and three children.[1]