Walter Martos

Walter Roger Martos Ruiz (born 2 November 1957) is a Peruvian retired military general who is the current Prime Minister of Peru since August 2020, under Martín Vizcarra's administration.[1] He previously served as Minister of Defense from October 2019 to August 2020.

Walter Martos
Prime Minister of Peru
Assumed office
6 August 2020
PresidentMartín Vizcarra
DeputyDesilú León Chempén
Preceded byPedro Cateriano
Minister of Defense
In office
3 October 2019 – 6 August 2020
PresidentMartín Vizcarra
Prime MinisterVicente Zeballos
Pedro Cateriano
Preceded byJorge Moscoso
Succeeded byJorge Luis Chávez
Personal details
Born (1957-11-02) November 2, 1957
Cajamarca, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyIndependent
Alma materChorrillos Military School (BMS), (MMS)
ProfessionArmy general
Military service
Allegiance Peru
Branch/service Peruvian Army
Years of service1977-2019
RankMajor-general
Battles/warsInternal conflict in Peru

A former major-general of the Peruvian Army, Martos served in a variety of leading military positions throughout his career.[2]

Army career

Martos was born in the northern city of Cajamarca. 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.[3] He attained a master's degree at the Army's Superior War College and at the Army's Scientific and Technological Institute.[4]

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).[4]

He has also been 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.[4]

Minister of Defense (2019-2020)

On October 3, 2019, as a retired general, Martos was sworn in as Minister of Defense, as part of the cabinet led by Vicente Zeballos, of the Martín Vizcarra administration. He succeeded retired Vice Admiral Jorge Moscoso in said position, as part of the cabinet renewal following the dissolution of the Peruvian Congress four days prior.[5]

Premiership (2020-present)

Following the congressional denial of confidence against Pedro Cateriano's cabinet, President Martín Vizcarra appointed Martos as Prime Minister of Peru on 6 August 2020.[6]

References
  1. PERU21, NOTICIAS (Aug 6, 2020). "Política: Martín Vizcarra | Nuevo gabinete presidido por Walter Martos jura EN V | NOTICIAS PERU21 PERÚ". Peru21. Retrieved Aug 7, 2020.
  2. "Ministro de Defensa". FAP.
  3. "General Walter Martos Ruiz, nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto del Perú - Nombramientos Infodefensa América". Infodefensa.com. January 31, 2013.
  4. "General de División del Ejército (r) Walter Martos Ruíz es el nuevo ministro de Defensa". www.gob.pe.
  5. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (October 4, 2019). "Política: Martín Vizcarra tomó juramento al nuevo Gabinete Ministerial | Disoluc | NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO PERÚ". El Comercio Perú.
  6. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (Aug 6, 2020). "Política: Walter Martos juró como nuevo primer ministro en medio de crisis | Mar | NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO PERÚ". El Comercio Perú. Retrieved Aug 7, 2020.
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