Walter Martos
Walter Roger Martos Ruiz (2 November 1957 – 7 January 2025) was a Peruvian military general and politician. He was Prime Minister of Peru from August to November 2020, under Martín Vizcarra's administration.[1] He was Minister of Defense from October 2019 to August 2020.
Walter Martos | |
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| Prime Minister of Peru | |
| In office 6 August 2020 – 9 November 2020 | |
| President | Martín Vizcarra |
| Deputy | Desilú León Chempén |
| Preceded by | Pedro Cateriano |
| Succeeded by | Antero Flores Aráoz |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 3 October 2019 – 6 August 2020 | |
| President | Martín Vizcarra |
| Prime Minister | Vicente Zeballos Pedro Cateriano |
| Preceded by | Jorge Moscoso |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Luis Chávez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1957 Cajamarca, Peru |
| Died | 7 January 2025 (aged 67) Lima, Peru |
| Nationality |  Peruvian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Chorrillos Military School (BMS), (MMS) |
| Profession | Army general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Peru |
| Branch/service | Peru Army |
| Years of service | 1977–2019 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Battles/wars | Internal conflict in Peru |
Army career
Martos was born in the northern city of Cajamarca.[source?] Following the conclusion of his high school education at the Cristo Rey Maristas School, Martos enrolled in the Chorrillos Military School, where he would graduate in 1978 with a specialization in Engineering.[2] He attained a master's degree at the Army's Superior War College and at the Army's Scientific and Technological Institute.[3]
He was successively Secretary General of the Army General Command; General Commander of Education and Doctrine Command of the Peruvian Army; Commander General of the Northern Military Region (2011); Chief of General Staff of the Army; and Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (2013).[3]
He was director of the Army Language Center; Academic deputy director and director of the Military School of Chorrillos; director of the School of Engineering and the Superior School of War.[3]
Death
Martos died on 7 January 2025 in Lima, Peru at the age of 67.[4]
References
- ↑ PERU21, NOTICIAS. Política: Martín Vizcarra | Nuevo gabinete presidido por Walter Martos jura EN V | NOTICIAS PERU21 PERÚ. Peru21 (Aug 6, 2020). Retrieved Aug 7, 2020.
- ↑ General Walter Martos Ruiz, nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto del Perú – Nombramientos Infodefensa América. Infodefensa.com (January 31, 2013). Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 General de División del Ejército (r) Walter Martos Ruíz es el nuevo ministro de Defensa. www.gob.pe.
- ↑ Falleció Walter Martos, exministro del gobierno de Martín Vizcarra, a los 67 años: ÚLTIMAS NOTICIAS (in Spanish)