Hugues Lapointe
Hugues Lapointe | |
|---|---|
| 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 (French pronunciation: [yɡ lapwɛ̃t]; 3 March 1911 – 13 November 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1966 to 1978.