Ernest Lapointe | |
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| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
| In office October 23, 1935 – November 26, 1941 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | George Reginald Geary |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Enoil Michaud (acting) |
| In office September 25, 1926 – August 6, 1930 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Esioff-Léon Patenaude |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Guthrie |
| In office January 30, 1924 – June 28, 1926 Acting: January 4, 1924 – January 29, 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Lomer Gouin |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Guthrie (acting) |
| Secretary of State of Canada | |
| In office March 24, 1926 – June 28, 1926 (acting) | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Charles Murphy (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | George Halsey Perley |
| In office July 26, 1939 – May 8, 1940 (acting) | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Fernand Rinfret |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-François Casgrain |
| Member of Parliament for Quebec East | |
| In office October 27, 1919 – November 26, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Member of Parliament for Kamouraska | |
| In office February 12, 1904 – October 14, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Henry George Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Charles-Adolphe Stein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1876 Saint-Éloi, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | November 26, 1941 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Emma Pratte (m. 1904) |
| Relations | Arthur-Joseph Lapointe (nephew) |
| Children | Hugues Lapointe |
| Alma mater | Laval University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Ernest Lapointe PC MP (October 6, 1876 – November 26, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. A member of Parliament from Quebec City, he was a senior minister in the government of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King, playing an important role on issues relating to legal affairs, Quebec and French-speaking Canada.