Hugues Lapointe
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| 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Georges Vanier Roland Michener Jules Léger |
| Premier | Jean Lesage Daniel Johnson, Sr. Jean Jacques Bertrand Robert Bourassa René Lévesque |
| Preceded by | Paul Comtois |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Côté |
| Member of Parliament for Lotbinière | |
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| Preceded by | Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur |
| Succeeded by | Raymond O'Hurley |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Relations | Ernest Lapointe (father) |
| Cabinet | Postmaster General (1955–1957) Minister of Veterans Affairs (1950–1957) Solicitor General of Canada (1949–1950) |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence (1945–1949) Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs (1949) |
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Hugues Lapointe PC OC CD QC (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 3 March 1911 – 13 November 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1966 to 1978.
Life and career
Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the son of the Canadian Member of Parliament Ernest Lapointe and Emma Pratte, he studied at the University of Ottawa and Université Laval. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1935. He practised law from 1936 to 1961. He served during World War II and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He was elected as a Liberal in the 1940 federal election in the Quebec riding of Lotbinière. He was re-elected in the 1945, 1949, and 1953 elections. He was defeated in the 1957 election.
He held three cabinet positions: Solicitor General of Canada (1949–1950), Minister of Veterans Affairs (1950–1957), and Postmaster General (1955–1957).
In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He was married to Marie-Lucette Valin. Template:1940 Canadian federal election/Lotbinière Template:1945 Canadian federal election/Lotbinière Template:1949 Canadian federal election/Lotbinière Template:1953 Canadian federal election/Lotbinière Template:1957 Canadian federal election/Lotbinière
References
- Hugues Lapointe at Assemblée nationale du Québec Template:In lang
- Hugues Lapointe fonds, Library and Archives Canada
- Hugues Lapointe – Parliament of Canada biography
External links
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