Guy Saint-Pierre

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Guy Saint-Pierre, CC (born August 3, 1934) is a retired Canadian politician and businessman.

Born in Windsor Mills, Quebec, he was the son of Armand Saint-Pierre and Alice Perra. Saint-Pierre graduated from Université Laval with a B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1957. He obtained an M.Sc. from the University of London in 1959 and holds a D.I.C. (Diploma of the Imperial College) from the Imperial College London. In 1959, Saint-Pierre joined the army as an officer in the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers at Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick.

He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in April 1970. He served for two years as Minister of Education and from 1972 to 1976 as Minister of Industry and Commerce.

In 1978, he was appointed president and general manager of Ogilvie Mills Ltd, becoming president and chief executive officer in 1980.

From January 1989, Saint-Pierre was president and chief executive officer of the SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. In 1996 he became chairman of the board, retiring in 2002.

In 1992 he was made a member of the Order of Canada and he was promoted to officer in 2002.

Saint-Pierre holds honorary degrees from Concordia University, Université Laval, École des Hautes Études Commerciales of the Université de Montréal, Université de Sherbrooke, the University of Ottawa and le Collège militaire Royal de Saint-Jean.

Saint-Pierre and his wife, Francine Garneau, live in Montreal. They have three children.