[1] He was born in La Sarre, Quebec, on October 12, 1920, and made a career in the dairy industry.
[2] Audet ran as a candidate of the newly formed provincial wing of the Ralliement créditiste in the 1970 election and won, becoming the Member of the National Assembly for the district of Abitibi-Ouest.
During his term of office, the party was plagued by internal divisions.
Eventually, the Samson faction re-joined the party and Audet served as House Whip.
Nonetheless, Audet and most of his colleagues lost their bid for re-election in the 1973 election.