Sulfonated block copolymer suitable for use as proton exchange membranes for fuel cells comprise sulfonated polyaryletherketone blocks and polyethersulfone blocks. The sulfonated polyaryletherketone blocks comprise structural units of formula Iwherein R1 is C1-C10 alkyl, C3-C12 cycloalkyl, C6-C14 aryl, allyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, halo, or cyano;Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently C6-C20 aromatic radicals, or Ar1 and Ar2, taken together with an intervening carbon atom, form a bicyclic C6-C20 aromatic radical or a tricyclic C6-C20 aromatic radical;M is H, a metal cation, a non-metallic inorganic cation, an organic cation or a mixture thereof; anda is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4.