Francisco Herrera Latoja
Fernando Herrera Latoja | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 11 July 1974 – 8 March 1976 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Alberto Spoerer |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Matthei |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Secretary of State |
Francisco Herrera Latoja was a Chilean military officer and public official who served as Minister of Health during the military regime of Augusto Pinochet from 11 July 1974 to 8 March 1976. His tenure occurred in the early years of the transition of the Chilean health system under military rule.[1]
Public career
Herrera Latoja held the rank of Air Brigadier General in the Chilean Air Force and was appointed to lead the Ministry of Health as part of the cabinet of ministers during the Pinochet regime. His name and rank appear in the official Chilean legal corpus listing ministerial designations in governmental decrees.[1]
He was appointed minister on 11 July 1974 and served until 8 March 1976. During his tenure, the Ministry was involved in health administration and the planning of infrastructure projects within the national health system. Official Chilean legal texts of the period confirm his designation and term dates.[1]
Under the period of Herrera Latoja’s ministry, the construction and expansion of health facilities were part of government infrastructure actions. Archival records on the construction of hospitals reference decrees authorizing hospital construction projects within Chile, reflecting public health infrastructure development during the 1970s ministerial period. This includes the construction of hospitals in various localities, as documented by the National Archives of Chile.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Decreto que nombra Ministro de Salud a Francisco Herrera Latoja". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Construcción de hospitales". Archivo Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.