José Huerta

Huerta in April 2018

José Modesto Huerta Torres (15 June 1948 – 24 June 2019) was a Peruvian politician. He was born in Arequipa. At the time of his death in 2019, he was Minister of Defense since 2018. Huerta also served in the military and rose to the rank of General.

On 24 June 2019, Huerta died of a heart attack in Santa María de Nieva, Amazonas. He was 71.[1][2]

References

  1. "Peru's defence minister dies of heart attack at 71". Gulf News. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Muere el ministro de Defensa de Perú, José Huerta Torres" (in Spanish). CNN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.