Hugues Lapointe

The Honourable
Hugues Lapointe
PC OC CD QC
The Honourable Hugues Lapointe PC OC CD QC
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
	In office; February 22, 1966 – April 27, 1978
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors 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
	In office; March 26, 1940 – June 10, 1957
Preceded by	Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur
Succeeded by	Raymond O'Hurley
Personal details
Born	March 3, 1911; Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
Died	November 13, 1982 (aged 71); Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Political 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)

Hugues Lapointe PC OC CD QC (March 3, 1911 – November 13, 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.

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	8,983
	Independent	Gérard Laliberté	4,627

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	10,122
	Independent	Omer Langlois	5,813

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	8,849
	Independent	Adrien Lambert	6,430
	Union des électeurs	BenjaminDemers	288
	Progressive Conservative	Marie-Joseph-Émile Rousseau	72

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	9,047
	Progressive Conservative	Rolland Legendre	6,879

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Raymond O'Hurley	8,372
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	7,823

The Honourable Hugues Lapointe PC OC CD QC

22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office February 22, 1966 – April 27, 1978
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors 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
In office March 26, 1940 – June 10, 1957
Preceded by	Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur
Succeeded by	Raymond O'Hurley

Personal details
Born	(1911-03-03)March 3, 1911 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
Died	November 13, 1982(1982-11-13) (aged 71) Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Political 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)