Claude Bachand | |
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Member of Parliament for Saint-Jean | |
In office October 25, 1993 – May 2, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Clément Couture |
Succeeded by | Tarik Brahmi |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec | January 3, 1951
Political party | Bloc Québécois |
Spouse | divorced |
Residence(s) | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
Profession | Educator |
Website | |
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]