Ernest Lapointe

The Right Honourable Ernest Lapointe PC MP
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	(1876-10-06)October 6, 1876 Saint-Éloi, Quebec, Canada
Died	November 26, 1941(1941-11-26) (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.