Career
Soetaert ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1952 Alberta general election. He ran in the electoral district of Saint Albert under the Liberal banner. Soetaert lost to incumbent Modern Language Association Lucien Maynard in a hotly contested race finishing a close second with vote transfers in the second count.
Soetaert ran for a second time in the 1955 Alberta general election.
He faced Maynard again and ended up winning on the fourth count in vote transfers. He ran for his second term in the 1959 election but was defeated by Social Cr candidate Keith Everitt.
Soetaert died on September 14, 2006.
