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John Archibald Junor (born July 25, 1946) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). He was member of parliament for the constituency of Manchester Central, serving from 1989 to 2007. He served as Minister of Local Government, Youth and Sports from 1993 to 1995, Minister of Tourism and Environment from 1995 to 1997, and Minister of Health from 1998 to 2006.

Early life and education
Junor was born on July 25, 1946 in Spalding, Manchester, Jamaica. He is the son of Silburn and Lucille Junor (née Heron). He attended Howard University, where he received a Bachelor's degree in political science in 1968. Junor then attended Gray's Inn in London where he qualified as a barrister.

Legal career
Junor served as assistant secretary, Dispute Tribunal, Kingston, Jamaica., 1975-1976; company secretary, legal officer, National Housing Trust, Kingston, 1976-1980. In 1980, he became a founding partner in the Kingston law firm Playfair, Junor, Pearson & Company.

Political career
Junor's political career began in 1977 when he became a Parish Councillor for the Borobridge Division, St. Ann. He was nominated to the Senate in 1978 and served until 1980. He ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in the 1980 general election from the Saint Andrew South Eastern constituency, polling 6,321 votes to 11,207 for Allan Isaacs of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Junor then left representational politics for his law practice. He returned to active political life in the 1989 general election, when he won the Manchester Central constituency by a 714-vote margin of victory over the JLP's Cecil Charlton.

minister of state, Ministry of Construction, Kingston, 1989-1990; minister of state, Ministry of Development and Planning, Kingston, 1990-1991; minister of state, Ministry of Finance, Kingston, 1992-1993; minister, Ministry of Tourism and Environmental, Kingston, 1992-1993; minister, Ministry of Local Government Youth and Sports, Kingston, 1993-1995; minister, Ministry of Tourism, Kingston, since 1995.

He served as Tourism Minister from 1995 to his resignation on April 8, 1997. He served as Minister of Health from from 1998 to 2006.

Before serving as Minister of Health from 1998 to 2006, Mr. Junor was Minister of Tourism in the Office of the Prime Minister from 1995-1997 and Minister of Local Government, Youth and Sport from 1993-1995. As Minister of Health, he will be most remembered for the establishment of the National Health Fund, which was officially launched in November 2003. The Fund was launched as part of the Ministry’s efforts to tackle the rising problems of chronic diseases among Jamaicans.

Junor also served as Chairman of the Caricom Ministerial Conference on the Environment in 1992 and as a member of National Executive Committee of the PNP from 1980.

Honors and awards
Junor was awarded the Order of Distinction, Commander Class in 2015.

Personal life
Junor married Urla Rosslyn George on August 16, 1969. The couple have three children: Chelif, Uki, and Ajani.

Controversy
But it was a 1996 low point that would have caused Junor the most political pain, an ugly incident between himself and a group of men in the constituency and he was forced to pull his firearm after he was struck in the face. Forced to resign as tourism minister after he was charged on two counts for discharging his firearm in public, Junor would have to wait to clear his name. He was eventually cleared by the courts