Michael Makuei Lueth is a
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
ese
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
. He is the current Information, Communication, Technology, and Postal Services Minister in the
Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU). He is also the current Government Spokeperson.
Lueth hails from Bor, in a payam called Makuac payam and a clan called Koc. He joined the Sudan People's Liberation Army(SPLA) in 1983 to fight for the liberation of South Sudan along with his other comrades. He graduated as a lawyer at the University of Khartoum in 1977 and worked as a legal Counsel and as a Judge. It is with this background that he has been serving as the minister of information in the transitional government of National Unity in the Republic of South Sudan as of 2022.
Sanctions
Lueth is currently on the list of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list of the
United States Office of Foreign Assets Control. The sanctions were placed on him in September 2017 after reports emerged that Lueth was instrumental in undermining Kiir's initial willingness to sign the peace agreement.
The United Kingdom also sanctioned the politician for "obstructing the political process in South Sudan, in particular by obstructing the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan."
COVID-19
On 19 May 2020, he and all members of the nation's 15-member coronavirus task force tested positive for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
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See also
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Cabinet of South Sudan
The Cabinet of South Sudan is the Executive Branch of the Government of South Sudan. The Cabinet members are appointed by the President and report to the President.
Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU)
Under the terms of ...
References
External links
Website of Government of South SudanU.S. Embassy in South Sudan press release
Living people
Government ministers of South Sudan
Year of birth missing (living people)
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