Career
Claude Bachand, Bachelor of Science (born April 6, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who was elected to represent the riding of Arthabaska in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. 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.
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.
