José Huerta

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.