Elise Archer | |
Constituency Mp: | Clark |
Parliament: | Tasmanian |
Term Start: | 20 March 2010 |
Term End: | 4 October 2023 |
Successor: | Simon Behrakis |
Office2: | 63rd Attorney-General of Tasmania |
Term Start2: | 21 March 2018 |
Term End2: | 28 September 2023 |
Premier2: | Will Hodgman Peter Gutwein Jeremy Rockliff |
Predecessor2: | Will Hodgman |
Successor2: | Guy Barnett |
Office3: | Minister for Justice |
Term Start3: | 2 October 2017 |
Term End3: | 28 September 2023 |
Premier3: | Will Hodgman Peter Gutwein Jeremy Rockliff |
Predecessor3: | Vanessa Goodwin |
Successor3: | Guy Barnett |
Office4: | Minister for Corrections |
Term Start4: | 2 October 2017 |
Term End4: | 28 September 2023 |
Premier4: | Will Hodgman Peter Gutwein Jeremy Rockliff |
Predecessor4: | Vanessa Goodwin |
Successor4: | Madeleine Ogilvie |
Office5: | Minister for Environment and Parks |
Term Start5: | 2 October 2017 |
Term End5: | 28 September 2023 |
Premier5: | Will Hodgman Peter Gutwein Jeremy Rockliff |
Predecessor5: | Matthew Groom |
Successor5: | Roger Jaensch (Environment and Climate Change) Nick Duigan (Parks) |
Office6: | Minister for the Arts |
Term Start6: | 2 October 2017 |
Term End6: | 28 September 2023 |
Premier6: | Will Hodgman Peter Gutwein Jeremy Rockliff |
Predecessor6: | Vanessa Goodwin |
Successor6: | Madeleine Ogilvie |
Order7: | 32nd |
Office7: | Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly |
Term Start7: | 31 March 2014 |
Term End7: | 2 October 2017 |
Predecessor7: | Michael Polley |
Successor7: | Mark Shelton |
Office8: | Alderwoman for Hobart City Council |
Term Start8: | October 2007 |
Term End8: | April 2010 |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1971 |
Birth Place: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
Birthname: | Elise Nicole Nylander |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Independent (since 2023) |
Otherparty: | Liberal (until 2023) |
Alma Mater: | University of Tasmania (LLB) |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Spouse: | Dale Archer |
Elise Nicole Archer (; born 25 March 1971) is an Australian lawyer and politician. She is of Swedish descent.[1]
She was a Hobart city alderman between 2007 and 2010.[2] She unsuccessfully stood as a Liberal Party candidate in the Division of Denison for the 2006 state election. She polled 3.2% of the primary vote, fourth on the Liberal ticket.[3] She stood for the same seat at the 2010 state election, polling 4.2% of the primary vote and narrowly secured the Liberal Party's second seat in Denison from preferences.[4] After being re-elected at the 2014 state election, she was elected Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.[5]
On 2 October 2017, Archer resigned as Speaker and was sworn in as Minister for Justice, Corrections, Environment and Parks and the Arts.[6]
On 28 September 2023, Archer resigned from her cabinet positions and the Liberal Party in the wake of bullying allegations.[7]
On 4 October 2023, Archer resigned from the Tasmanian House of Assembly.