# Dick Archer

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For other people named Richard Archer, see [Richard Archer (disambiguation)](/source/Richard_Archer_(disambiguation)).

**Richard Clive Archer** (11 May 1927 – 21 December 2009) was an Australian politician in [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania).

He was born in [Calder](/source/Calder,_Tasmania), [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania). In 1980 he was elected to the [Tasmanian Legislative Council](/source/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council) as the [independent](/source/Independent_(politician)) member for [South Esk](/source/Electoral_division_of_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".[1]

He served until his retirement in 1992.[2] Archer died on 21 December 2009, aged 82.

## References

1. Forrest, Ruth. ["EXPUNGEMENT OF HISTORICAL OFFENCES BILL 2017"](https://ruthforrest.com.au/parliament/speeches/legislation/212-expungement-of-historical-offences-bill-2017). *ruthforrest.com.au*. Ruth Forrest MLC. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

1. "Archer, Richard Clive". archerr632. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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