Charles Lapointe
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The Honourable Charles Lapointe PC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Charlevoix |
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In office 1974–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Gilles Caouette |
| Succeeded by | Charles-André Hamelin |
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July 17, 1944 Tadoussac, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
Charles Lapointe, PC (born July 17, 1944) is a Canadian businessman and former politician and public servant.
Lapointe was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1974 federal election as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Charlevoix. He served as Canadian delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1976, and parliamentary secretary to the Transport minister from 1977 to 1979.
He was re-elected in the 1979 federal election that defeated the Liberal government. When the Liberals returned to power in the 1980 election, Lapointe was appointed by Prime Minister Trudeau to the cabinet as Minister of State for Small Businesses and Tourism.
In 1982, he became Minister of State for External Relations and, in 1983, he was promoted to Minister of Supply and Services and Receiver-General.
When John Turner succeeded Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister in June 1984, he retained Lapointe as Minister of Supply and Services while giving him the additional portfolio of Minister of Public Works. The added responsibility was short-lived, however, as both the Liberal government and Lapointe were defeated in the subsequent fall federal election.
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