Luis Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea (born June 26, 1939 in Chambo, Chimborazo, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as President of Ecuador from 1981 to 1984.
In 1979, Hurtado was elected into office as the vice-president of President Jaime Roldós Aguilera. On May 24, 1981, Jaime Roldós Aguilera died in a plane crash. Hurtado succeeded Roldós Aguilera as President of Ecuador and served out the rest of his term.
In 1977, he authored an influential book on Ecuadorian politics titled El Poder Político en el Ecuador (English: Political Power in Ecuador).
Hurtado is a member of the Club of Madrid.