Claude-André Lachance (born April 5, 1954) is a former

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politician. At the time of his election, aged 20, Lachance was the youngest person ever to be elected to the

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, and held this record until the election of 19-year-old Pierre-Luc Dusseault in

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. Born in

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, he was first elected as a Liberal candidate in the 1974 federal election in the Montreal riding of Rosemont. He was re-elected in the

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and 1980 elections. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1978) and Minister of State (Trade) (1980–1981). He earned a Civil Law degree from

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, followed by a master's degree in Public Law from

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. He was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1977. He is currently Government Affairs Director for Dow Canada.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lachance, Claude-Andre 1954 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs McGill University Faculty of Law alumni Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal University of Ottawa alumni Dow Chemical Company employees 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada