Carlos Torres y Torres Lara

Carlos Torres y Torres Lara
Prime Minister of Peru
In office 15 February 1991 – 6 November 1991
President	Alberto Fujimori
Preceded by	Juan Carlos Hurtado
Succeeded by	Alfonso de los Heros
President of Congress
In office 26 July 1997 – 26 July 1998
Vice President	1st Vice President Edith Mellado 2nd Vice President Oswaldo Sandoval 3rd Vice President Aurora Torrejón
Preceded by	Víctor Joy Way
Succeeded by	Víctor Joy Way
Ministerial offices Minister of Foreign Relations In office 15 February 1991 – 6 November 1991 President Himself Preceded by Raúl Sánchez Sotomayor Succeeded by Augusto Blacker Miller Minister of Work and Social Promotion In office 28 July 1990 – 15 February 1991 Prime Minister Juan Carlos Hurtado Preceded by Wilfredo Chau Succeeded by Alfonso de los Heros
Member of Congress
In office 27 July 1992 – 16 June 2000
Succeeded by	Ketty Solier
Constituency	National
Democratic Constituent Congress
In office 30 December 1992 – 26 July 1995
Constituency	National
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-01)1 November 1942 Lima, Peru
Died	16 June 2000(2000-06-16) (aged 57) Lima, Peru
Party	Cambio 90 – New Majority
Spouse	Silvia Morales
Children	5, including Miki
Occupation	Lawyer

Carlos Guillermo Torres y Torres Lara (1 November 1942 – 16 June 2000) was a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru in 1991, and President of Congress from 1997 to 1998.

Political career

During Alberto Fujimori's presidency, he was the Minister of Work and Social Promotion from 1990 to 1991, Minister of Foreign Relations and Prime Minister in 1991. He also served as a member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru from 1992 to 1995, and from 1995 to 2000; as President of Congress from 1997 to 1998.

Personal life

Torres is married to Silvia Morales and has five children.

His son, Miki Torres, was elected Second Vice President of Peru and President of Senate and Congress of the Republic in 2026 under the government of Keiko Fujimori, daughter of Alberto Fujimori.