- Aurèle Audet
Aurèle Audet was a politician in
Quebec ,Canada and a Member of theNational Assembly of Quebec (MNA). [ [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/a/audea.htm Biography of Aurèle Audet, Assemblée nationale du Québec] ]Background
He was born in
La Sarre, Quebec onOctober 12 ,1920 and made career in thedairy industry .Political career
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. While three MNAs, including Audet, remained loyal to Leader
Camil Samson , the rest of the caucus withdrew its support and appointedArmand Bois as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader.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.
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History of Quebec
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