Vice Admiral Ismael Huerta Díaz (October 13, 1916 - June 9, 1997), was a Chilean admiral, several times Minister, who participated in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état that ousted President Salvador Allende. He joined the navy in 1931, and was commissioned as an ensign in 1936. In 1944, was promoted to lieutenant; in 1949, to captain and in 1955, to commander. By 1972 he was Chief of Naval Shipyards. On December 12, 1972, President Salvador Allende named him Minister of Public Works as part of his "military cabinet". Admiral Huerta died in 1997, as results of a cardiac embolism.