José Torres Hurtado

José Torres Hurtado (born 15 October 1946) is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician.

[2] In June 2003, Torres Hurtado was elected mayor of Granada with an absolute majority, replacing José Moratella of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.

Their leader Luis Salvador declined the offer, but ordered his party to abstain in the investiture, thereby electing Torres Hurtado.

[4] In April 2016, Torres Hurtado and his councillor in charge of city planning resigned after being implicated in a corruption scandal; he maintained his innocence.

[6] Torres Hurtado ordered the removal of five memorial plaques in Granada cemeteries that were dedicated to the 4,000 victims of Francoist White Terror, including some of his predecessors as mayor.