Renato Archer

Renato Bayma Archer da Silva (10 July 1922 – 20 June 1996) was a Brazilian naval officer and politician. The Centro de Pesquisas Renato Archer (CenPRA), a federal R&D center located in Campinas, state of São Paulo, is named in his honour.

Renato Archer
Minister of Science and Technology
In office 15 March 1985 – 22 October 1987
Preceded by	—
Succeeded by	Luiz Henrique
Minister of Social Security
In office 27 October 1987 – 28 July 1988
Preceded by	Raphael Magalhães
Succeeded by	Jader Barbalho
Personal details
Born	(1922-07-10)10 July 1922 São Luís, Brazil
Died	20 June 1996(1996-06-20) (aged 73) São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	PSDB
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Naval officer

As a politician, he served as a vice-governor and federal representative to the state of Maranhão. He was known for his strong defense of the Brazilian nuclear power program. He served also as minister of science and technology during José Sarney's government.

See also

• List of mayors of São Luís, Maranhão

External links

• Biography. CPDOC (Fundação Getúlio Vargas). In Portuguese.
• Centro de Pesquisas Renato Archer. Home page.