Desmond Luke, Date of Birth

Desmond Luke

Sierra Leonean politician

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1935

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Sierra Leone

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir Desmond Edgar Fashole Luke (born 6 October 1935) is a former politician and lawyer in Sierra Leone.
Luke served as foreign minister (1973–75), Minister of Health (1977–78), and ambassador to the West Germany (1969–73), France (1971-73) and the European Economic Community (1971–73) at various points in his political career.
Luke competed in the 1996 presidential election against several other candidates, eventually losing to current President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah after only receiving 1.1% of the vote in the initial round of voting.
In March 1998, Luke was appointed to replace Samuel Beccles-Davies as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Luke retired from that position in 2002.
He is an alumnus of Cambridge University and Oxford University.
Luke was a strong supporter of Kabbah's government-in-exile after the 1997 coup by Johnny Paul Koroma.