Claude Bachand (born January 3, 1951 is a Canadian 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 was born on January 3, 1951, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. He ran for mayor of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the 2013 and 2017 municipal elections, losing both times.