Claude Bachand (born April 6, 1956) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, 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.
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 Centre-du-Québec 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.
He briefly taught at a Victoriaville high school until he regained the Arthabaska seat in the 2008 elections.