Claude Bachand | |
Term Start: | October 25, 1993 |
Term End: | May 2, 2011 |
Predecessor: | Clément Couture |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1951 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
Successor: | Tarik Brahmi |
Profession: | Educator |
Party: | Bloc Québécois |
Residence: | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
Riding: | Saint-Jean |
Spouse: | divorced |
Claude Bachand (born January 3, 1951, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) is a Quebec politician who represented the riding of Saint-Jean in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 until 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Bachand was the National Defence critic for the Bloc Québécois. Before entering politics, Bachand was an educator.
Bachand ran for mayor of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the 2013 and 2017 municipal elections, losing both times.[1]