David Archer is a British Virgin Islander politician who is serving as

Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...

and served as Acting

Governor of the Virgin Islands The governor of the Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the British Virgin Islands. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The r ...

under a

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. Mr. Archer has served as the Director of Human Resources, a Permanent Secretary and a Strategic Liaison Officer to the Governor before taking on the role of Deputy Governor. Mr. Archer comes from a family of politicians and community leaders where his grandfather, the late Hon. Prince Stoutt served as a politician and member of the Legislative Council. Prince Stoutt is the brother of the BVI's first Chief Minister, the late Hon. H. Lavity Stoutt. Prince and Lavity Stoutt were the first brothers to serve in the Legislature of the BVI. Mr. Archer is known for transformative leadership of organizations and for the development of people. He is also an author of several books, entitled Pioneering Greatness.

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