| Claude Bachand | |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Profession: | teacher |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Residence: | Victoriaville |
| Office: | MNA for Arthabaska |
| Term Start: | 2008 |
| Term End: | 2012 |
| Successor: | Sylvie Roy |
| Term Start2: | April 14, 2003 |
| Term End2: | February 21, 2007 |
| Predecessor2: | Jacques Baril |
| Successor2: | Jean-François Roux |
| Spouse: | Martine Perreault |
Claude Bachand (born April 6, 1956) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Bachand was elected to represent the riding of Arthabaska in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Bachand obtained a college degree in health sciences at the Cégep de Rosemont in 1976 before obtaining a bachelor's degree at the Université de Sherbrooke in 1979. He worked as a mathematics, physics, and chemistry teacher for 23 years and was also the mayor of the municipality of Saint-Norbert d'Arthabaska in the Centre-du-Québec region of southeastern Quebec from 1992 to 2002. He was also a member of various administrative councils in the Bois-Francs and Centre-du-Quebec area.
In 2003, Bachand was first elected at the National Assembly and was the vice-president of the economy and labor commission until his defeat in the 2007 elections. He briefly taught at a Victoriaville high school until he regained the Arthabaska seat in the 2008 elections.