Brian Archer

{{Short description|Australian politician (1929–2013)}}

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| name = Brian Archer

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| office = Senator for Tasmania

| term_start = 13 December 1975

| term_end = 31 January 1994

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| successor = Eric Abetz

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|8|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Calder, Tasmania, Australia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|3|10|1929|8|21|df=y}}

| death_place = Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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| party = Liberal

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| relations = Dick Archer (brother)

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| occupation = Real estate consultant, farmer

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Brian Roper Archer (21 August 1929 – 10 March 2013) was an Australian Senator who represented the Liberal Party for the state of Tasmania.

Archer was born in Calder, Tasmania. His older brother was state upper house politician Dick Archer.{{cite book | url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/115048/2/b12679707.pdf | title=Biographical register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851–1960 |publisher=ANU Press |last1=Bennett |first1=Scott |last2=Bennett |first2=Barbara |name-list-style=amp |year=1980 |isbn=9780994637413}} Archer worked as a real estate consultant and farmer before being elected to parliament at the 1975 election, and served as a Senator from 13 December 1975 until his resignation on 31 January 1994.{{Cite Au Senate|Sen id=archer-brian-roper|name=ARCHER, Brian Roper (1929–2013)|first=Paul|last=Fenton|access-date=21 December 2022}}

When John Howard became Leader of the Opposition in September 1985, Archer was appointed Shadow Special Minister of State and Spokesman on Science. He held those positions until August 1987.

He died on 10 March 2013, aged 83.[https://archive.today/20130410015722/http://obituaries.themercury.com.au/obituaries/themercury-au/obituary.aspx?n=brian-roper-archer&pid=163579304 The Mercury, Obituaries 11 March 2013]