Claude Bachand (born April 6, 1956) is a

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politician in the province of

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. Bachand was elected to represent the riding of Arthabaska in the

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in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the

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. Born in

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, Bachand obtained a college degree in health sciences at the Cégep de Rosemont in 1976 before obtaining a

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at the

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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

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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

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. He briefly taught at a

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high school until he regained the Arthabaska seat in the 2008 elections.

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