Michel Rivard (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʁivaʁ]; born August 7, 1941) is a Canadian politician, former senator, and former member of the National Assembly of Quebec.
He served in various backbench roles in the PQ government, including as Assistant to the Minister responsible for the Quebec region from January 19, 1996, to October 28, 1998.
In the 1998 election, Rivard lost his seat to Liberal candidate Michel Després.
In December 2008, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a Conservative by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
After being shut out of the 2015 federal election campaign, he quit the Tory caucus to sit as an independent.