Doug Archer

{{Short description|Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, from 1988 to 2000 AD}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Doug Archer | image_size = | caption = | order = | office = [[List of mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan|Mayor]] of [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]] | term_start = 1988 | term_end = 2000 | predecessor = [[Doreen E. Hamilton]] | successor = [[Pat Fiacco]] | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = | spouse = Gloria | relations = | children = James, Lindsay and Tracy | occupation = Partner in ''KnightArcher Insurance Services'' | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Douglas R. Archer''' was the Mayor of [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada, from 1988 to 2000.

== Early life == Archer was born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], but was raised in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]. There, he received a [[Bachelor of Economics]], before moving to [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]] in 1971.

==Public service== In Regina, Archer began a twelve-year career in the public service of the province, before leaving in 1983 to become a partner in Knight-Archer Insurance Services. In 1985, Archer was elected as a city councillor on the [[Regina City Council]], and became Mayor in 1988.<ref name=asset>[http://www.regina.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=1917 Douglas R. Archer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929195504/http://www.regina.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=1917 |date=September 29, 2011 }} - [[Regina, Saskatchewan|City of Regina]]. Retrieved October 29, 2010.</ref>

After becoming Mayor, one of Archer's most noted legacy was to eliminate the city's business tax.<ref name=asset/> The tax, which had caused much controversy among the business community of Regina, had been introduced prior to Archer becoming Mayor, and was replaced by persuading the then [[Government of Saskatchewan]] to make payments to all municipalities in the province to compensate for a lack of property taxes. In 1989, Archer established the Regina Regional Economic Development Authority, with the aim of developing Regina's economic potential and promoting tourism. As Regina's Mayor, Archer was elected to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors, serving for twelve years. In 2001, Archer's name was added to the Federation's Roll of Honour for his service in his position, following his leaving the position of Mayor of Regina the previous year.<ref name=asset/>

== Personal life == Archer and his wife Gloria have three children, all of whom live in the Regina area. Through Knight-Archer Insurance Services, the couple are currently active participants in the city's business community. The two sponsor an annual benefit concert, Brighter Futures for Children.<ref name=asset/>

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