Richard Guay (born November 15, 1943) is a journalist, lawyer and former political figure in Quebec.
He represented Taschereau in the Quebec National Assembly from 1976 to 1985 as a member of the Parti Québécois.
He was born in Montreal, the son of Maurice Guay and Irène Brassard, and was educated at the Collège Stanislas, the Collège Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal.
He was a journalist at Radio-Canada from 1966 to 1969 and correspondent for Radio Canada at the United Nations from 1969 to 1971.
Guay taught journalism in Africa from 1971 to 1973 for the Canadian International Development Agency.