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John Luk Jok (c. 1952 – 2 June 2020) was a South Sudanese politician.
He was educated at the University of Khartoum from 1974 to 1977, where he earned a law degree. He later graduated from the London School of Economics in 1983.
He belonged to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). In 1983, he was appointed Deputy Spokesman of the SPLM/A in the UK and held the post until joining Riek Machar in August 1991. Then, in 1995, he separated from Machar and joined William Nyuon's faction.
He later returned to the SPLM/A and was one of John Garang's advisors during the Naivasha Agreement (CPA) negotiations. Following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan, he was appointed Minister of Youth and Sport (2005–2008) and Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mining (2008–2010).
In the 2010 elections, he was unable to prevail in Akobo West.[clarification needed] Although he did not receive a seat in parliament, President Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed him Minister of Justice. He held this post until July 2013, when the president dissolved the government.
As Minister of Justice, he played a key role in drafting the constitution of South Sudan, which concentrated power in the hands of the president. After the civil war broke out in 2013, he was imprisoned and accused, along with nine others, of attempting to overthrow the country.
Jok died at his home in Juba, South Sudan, on June 2, 2020 at the age of 68. Deng Bol, the nephew, told Radio Tamazuj that John Luk died at home after a heart attack. “Luk had also been ailing from high blood pressure and malaria. On Tuesday at around 3 am, his blood pressure went high.”
