Hugues Lapointe

Hugues Lapointe, PC, OC, QC ( born March 3, 1911 in Rivière -du -Loup, Quebec, † November 13, 1982 in Sainte -Foy ) was a Canadian politician. He was from 1940 to 1957 liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons and had during that time held several ministerial posts. From 1966 to 1978 he acted as vice- governor of the province of Quebec.

Biography

The son of the Minister of Justice Ernest Lapointe studied law at the Universities of Ottawa and Laval. In 1935 he was admitted as a lawyer. During World War II he served voluntarily in the Canadian Army, where he was in 1941 and 1943/44, stationed in Europe and was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

Lapointe joined as a candidate of the Liberal Party at the general election in 1940 and was successful in the election district of Lotbinière. In the years 1945, 1949 and 1953, he succeeded each re-election. The Federal Cabinet of Louis Saint -Laurent, he was first to August 1950 Deputy Minister of Justice of August 1949, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. Parallel to this, he served from November 1955 as Postmaster General.

Since he lost his seat at the general election in 1957, Lapointe had to resign in June 1957, and practiced his profession again. From 1961, he acted as General Delegate of the interests of the province of Quebec in the British capital London. Governor General Georges Vanier sworn him on 22 February 1966 as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. This representative office he held until April 27, 1978.