Francisco Herrera Latoja

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.

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.