Dick Archer

{{Short description|Australian politician (1927–2009)}}

{{other people|Richard Archer}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Dick Archer

| birth_name = Richard Clive Archer

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|5|11|df=yes}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|12|21|1927|5|11|df=yes}}

| party = Independent

| office1 = Member of Tasmanian Legislative Council for South Esk

| nationality = Australian

| termstart1 = {{start date|1980}}

| termend1 = {{end date|1992}}

| predecessor1 = Lloyd Carins

| successor1 = Colin Rattray

| birth_place = Calder, Tasmania

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2015}}

Richard Clive Archer (11 May 1927 – 21 December 2009) was an Australian politician in Tasmania.

He was born in Calder, Tasmania. In 1980 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for South Esk. In the 1980s and 90s, he was among a number of notable defenders of the Tasmanian ban on homosexuality; On 1 November 1989, he stated on the floor of parliament that "The police need to … track down and wipe out ... deviant Aids carriers".{{cite web |last1=Forrest |first1=Ruth |title=EXPUNGEMENT OF HISTORICAL OFFENCES BILL 2017 |url=https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/legislation/212-expungement-of-historical-offences-bill-2017 |website=ruthforrest.com.au |publisher=Ruth Forrest MLC |accessdate=27 July 2020}}

He served until his retirement in 1992.{{cite Tas Parliament |title=Archer, Richard Clive |id=archerr632 |access-date=24 July 2022}} Archer died on 21 December 2009, aged 82.