- Jean Lapointe
Infobox CanadianSenator
honorific-prefix =The Honourable
name=Jean Lapointe
term_start=2001
term_end=
birth_date=birth date and age|1935|12|06
birth_place=
death_date=
death_place=
profession=actor ,comedian ,singer
party=Liberal
office= Senator fromQuebec
(Saurel)
portfolio=
footnotes=
spouse=|Jean Lapointe (born
December 6 1935 ) is aQuebec ois actor, comedian and singer as well as a Canadian Senator.Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo "
Les Jérolas " performing in such venues as the "Ed Sullivan Show " and at the Olympia inParis .He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on stage, albums and in two feature films.
He is also a social activist who has campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. He was named an Officer of the
Order of Canada in 1984 and was named to the Senate byJean Chrétien in 2001 where he sits as a Liberal. In 2006, he was made an Officer of theNational Order of Quebec .Lapointe is also a life member of the Royal
Philatelic Society of Canada and a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee ofCanada Post .External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=17973&s=M Political biography from the Library of Parliament]
Persondata
NAME=Lapointe, Jean
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=December 6 1935
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DATE OF DEATH=living
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