Mary Archer

Political Wife

Birthday December 22, 1944

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace England

Age 79 years old

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About

Wife of Britain's notorious politician Jeffrey Archer, who she married in 1966. She is also a noted specialist on solar power who was the Chairwoman of the National Energy Foundation from 1988 to 2000.

Before Fame

She studied at Imperial College London, and was later a lectured at Cambridge University.

Trivia

She testified in defense of her husband during his perjury trial after he was accused of lying under oath during a 1987 libel case.

Family Life

She stood by her husband even as he was imprisoned from 2001 to 2003 for perjury.

Associated With

She admitted to reporters after Jeffrey Archer's trial that "We've explored the further reaches of 'for better and for worse' than most couples."