death_date successor death_place birth_place party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation
10 march 2013 eric abetz launceston , tasmania , australia calder , tasmania , australia liberal senator for tasmania 21 august 1929 13 december 1975 brian archer
 31 january 1994 brian archer real estate consultant , farmer
brian archer

brian roper archer -lrb- 21 august 192910 march 2013 -rrb- was an australian senator who represented the liberal party for the state of tasmania .
archer was born in calder , tasmania and worked as a real estate consultant and farmer before entering parliament .
he was elected at the 1975 election , and served as a senator from 13 december 1975 until his resignation on 31 january 1994 .
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 .
