Not to be confused with André Bachand

André Bachand (Progressive Conservative MP)

André Bachand is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska as member of the Progressive Conservatives from 1997 to 2003....

, Progressive Conservative MP from Richmond—Arthabaska

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André Bachand (born June 15, 1934 in Roxton Falls, Quebec

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, Canada

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) is a former Canadian politician

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 and lawyer

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. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Member of the Liberal Party

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 in the 1980

Canadian federal election, 1980

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 election to represent the riding

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 of Missisquoi. He sat on numerous House standing committees

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 including chair of the House Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Immigration and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture standing joint committees Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, Standing Joint Committee on the Restaurant of Parliament and the Standing Joint Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments . Prior to his federal political experience, he served in the Canadian Officers' Training Corps as second lieutenant

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 between 1956 and 1958.