Walter Martos
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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 | 11 February 1957 Cajamarca, Peru |
| Died | 7 January 2025 (aged 67) |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Chorrillos Military School (BMS, MMS) |
| Profession | Army general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Peru |
| Branch |  Peruvian Army |
| Years of service | 1977–2019 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Conflict | Internal conflict in Peru |
Walter Roger Martos Ruiz (11 February 1957 – 7 January 2025) was a Peruvian military general and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Peru from August to November 2020, under President Martín Vizcarra's administration.[1] He had previously served as Minister of Defense from October 2019 to August 2020.
A major-general of the Peruvian Army, Martos served in a variety of leading military positions throughout his career.[2]
Martos was born on 11 February 1957, in Cajamarca.[3] Following the conclusion of his high school education at the Cristo Rey Maristas School, Martos enrolled in the Chorrillos Military School, where he graduated in 1978 with a specialization in Engineering.[4] He attained a master's degree at the Army's Superior War College and at the Army's Scientific and Technological Institute.[5]
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).[5]
Martos was also 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.[5]
