Famous People with Name Bachan

Rishi Bachan            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Rishi Bachan: His bowling style is slow left arm offbreak, and is a right-handed batsman. He is a West Indies cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He played at Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua on 25 October 2008 where he took

André Bachand            Origin/Culture/Country: American

André Bachand: is a former Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in the 1980 election to represent the riding of Missisquoi. He sat on numerous House standing committees 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 between 1956 and 1958.

Pierre Bachand            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pierre Bachand: was a lawyer and politician from Lower Canada who studied law with Louis-Victor Sicotte in Saint-Hyacinthe. He was, at various times, deputy protonotary of the Superior Court and assistant clerk of the Circuit Court in his area. He was active in politics and ran successfully for the Liberals in the Legislative Assembly of the province of Quebec in 1867 and was unopposed in 1871 and 1875. Although he was an MLA, he was active in important matters on the federal scene. He worked with Honoré Mercier during the time of the “Pacific Scandal” and helped organize the Parti National in 1871.

Raymond Bachand            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Bachand: is a politician, a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Outremont, and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus. He is also the current minister of Finances and Revenue in the cabinet of Premier of Quebec Jean Charest. He was also a former Minister for Tourism during the minority government mandate from April 2007 to October 2008 and Minister of economic development of innovation and export trade from his election until June 2009. Raymond Bachand is an ex syndicalist and still a social democrat. He was once the vice-president of Culinar and Métro-Richelieu and was also president of Groupe Secor during the 1980s and 1990s. He was also part of the administration of Montreal newspaper Le Devoir and member of Montreal's Chamber of Commerce. Bachand was elected on December 12, 2005 in Outremont in a by-election after the retirement of former Finance Minister Yves Séguin. There were speculation that Bachand would also occupy that post but was awarded the portfolio of Economic Development, a sector that fascinated Bachand during his professional career.