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. ==References==