Hugues Lapointe
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Hughes Lapointe, PC, OC, CD (March 3, 1911 – November 13, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1966 to 1978.
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 practiced law from 1936 to 1961. He served during World War II but was sent back to Canada for nervous shock after fleeing away during a battle with German Troop leaving his men without a commanding officer (most of these men where killed and the rest finish their days at the Veteran's hospital at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. He 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.
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