Walter Martos

Walter Martos
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Minister of Defense
Incumbent
Assumed office October 3, 2019
President	Martín Vizcarra
Prime Minister	Vicente Zeballos Pedro Cateriano
Preceded by	Jorge Moscoso
Personal details
Born	(1957-11-02) November 2, 1957 (age 67) Lima, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Chorrillos Military School (BMS), (MMS)
Profession	Army general
Military service
Allegiance	Peru
Branch/service	Peruvian Army
Years of service	1977-2019
Rank	Major-general
Battles/wars	Internal conflict in Peru

Walter Roger Martos Ruiz (born 2 November 1957) is a Peruvian retired military general who is the current Minister of Defense since October 2019. A former major-general of the Peruvian Army, Martos served as in a variety of leading military positions throughout his career.^[1]

Martos is a graduate of the Military School of Chorrillos, in the specialty of 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).^[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.^[5]

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.^[6]