Richard Le Hir (July 9, 1947 – November 4, 2018) was a French-born Canadian politician, lawyer and management consultant living in Quebec.

The son of Gaston Le Hir and Henriette Rochette, both teachers, he was born in Versailles.

[1] Le Hir served in management positions in various companies, including Esso, Laurentian Group and Texaco Canada.

Le Hir resigned from the Parti Québécois caucus on December 8, 1995, following the defeat of the 1995 Quebec referendum and sat as an independent from April 30, 1996, till the end of his term.

[2][1] After leaving politics, he worked as a management consultant and was president of the Shipping Federation of Canada.