Minister of National Defense (Republic of China)
The Minister of National Defence (Chinese: 中華民國國防部部長; pinyin: Zhōnghuá mínguó guófáng bù bùzhǎng) is the minister responsible for the Ministry of National Defense.
| Minister of National Defence | |
|---|---|
| 中華民國國防部部長 (Chinese) | |
 Flag of the minister of national defence | |
| Ministry of National Defense | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | Executive Yuan |
| Reports to | the Premier |
| Seat | Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Precursor | Minister of War Minister of the Navy |
| Formation | 23 May 1946 |
| First holder | Bai Chongxi |
| Website | Official website |
Ministers of National Defense
The following ministers have served:[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Bai Chongxi (1893–1966) |
23 May 1946 | 2 June 1948 | 2 years, 10 days | Kuomintang | T. V. Soong Chiang Kai-shek Chang Ch'ün Weng Wenhao | |
| 2 |  |
He Yingqin (1890–1987) |
3 June 1948 | 21 December 1948 | 201 days | Kuomintang | Weng Wenhao Sun Fo | |
| 3 |  |
Xu Yongchang (1885–1959) |
22 December 1948 | 30 April 1949 | 129 days | Kuomintang | Sun Fo He Yingqin | |
| (2) | |
He Yingqin (1890–1987) |
1 May 1949 | 11 June 1949 | 41 days | Kuomintang | He Yingqin Yan Xishan | |
| 4 |  |
Yan Xishan (1883–1960) |
12 June 1949 | 31 January 1950 | 233 days | Kuomintang | Yan Xishan | |
| 5 |  |
Gu Zhutong (1893–1987) |
1 February 1950 | 31 March 1950 | 58 days | Kuomintang | Yan Xishan Chen Cheng | |
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Yu Ta-wei (1897–1993) |
1 April 1950 | 28 February 1951 | 333 days | Independent | Chen Cheng | |
| 7 |  |
Kuo Chi-chiao (1902–1998) |
1 March 1951 | 31 May 1954 | 3 years, 91 days | Kuomintang | Chen Cheng | |
| (6) | |
Yu Ta-wei (1897–1993) |
1 June 1954 | 13 January 1965 | 10 years, 226 days | Independent | Chen Cheng Yu Hung-Chun Chen Cheng Yen Chia-kan | |
| 9 |  |
Chiang Ching-kuo (1910–1988) |
14 January 1965 | 30 June 1969 | 4 years, 167 days | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan | |
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Huang Chieh (1902–1995) |
1 July 1969 | 31 May 1972 | 2 years, 335 days | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo | |
| 11 |  |
Chen Ta-ching (1904–1973) |
1 June 1972 | 30 June 1973 | 1 year, 29 days | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo | |
| 12 |  |
Kao Kuei-yuan (1907–2012) |
1 July 1973 | 19 November 1981 | 8 years, 141 days | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo Sun Yun-suan | |
| 13 |  |
Song Chang-chih (1916–2002) |
1 December 1981 | 30 June 1986 | 4 years, 211 days | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua | |
| 14 |  |
Wang Daoyuan (1913–2011) |
1 July 1986 | 28 April 1987 | 301 days | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua | |
| 15 |  |
Cheng Wei-yuan (1913–1993) |
29 April 1987 | 4 December 1989 | 2 years, 219 days | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan | |
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Hau Pei-tsun (1919–2020) |
5 December 1989 | 31 May 1991 | 1 year, 177 days | Kuomintang | Lee Huan | |
| 17 |  |
Chen Li-an (born 1937) |
1 June 1991 | 26 February 1993 | 1 year, 270 days | Kuomintang | Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan | |
| 18 |  |
Sun Chen (born 1934) |
27 February 1993 | 15 December 1994 | 1 year, 291 days | Kuomintang | Lien Chan | |
| 19 |  |
Chiang Chung-ling (1922–2015) |
16 December 1994 | 31 January 1999 | 4 years, 46 days | Kuomintang | Lien Chan Vincent Siew | |
| 20 |  |
Tang Fei (born 1932) |
1 February 1999 | 19 May 2000 | 1 year, 108 days | Kuomintang | Vincent Siew | |
| 21 |  |
Wu Shih-wen (born 1934) |
20 May 2000 | 31 January 2002 | 1 year, 256 days | Kuomintang | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung | |
| 22 |  |
Tang Yao-ming (1938–2021) |
1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 2 years, 108 days | Kuomintang[lower-alpha 1] | Yu Shyi-kun | |
| 23 |  |
Lee Jye (born 1940) |
20 May 2004 | 19 May 2007 | 2 years, 108 days | Independent[lower-alpha 2] | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang | |
| 24 |  |
Lee Tien-yu (born 1940) |
20 May 2007 | 24 February 2008 | 280 days | Kuomintang | Su Tseng-chang I Chang Chun-hsiung | |
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Michael Tsai (born 1941) |
25 February 2008 | 19 May 2008 | 84 days | Democratic Progressive Party | Chang Chun-hsiung | |
| 26 |  |
Chen Chao-min (born 1940) |
20 May 2008 | 9 September 2009 | 1 year, 112 days | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan | |
| 27 |  |
Kao Hua-chu (born 1946) |
10 September 2009 | 31 July 2013 | 3 years, 324 days | Kuomintang | Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah | |
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Andrew Yang (born 1946) |
1 August 2013 | 7 August 2013 | 6 days | Kuomintang | Jiang Yi-huah | |
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Yen Ming (born 1949) |
8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 1 year, 175 days | Kuomintang | Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo | |
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Kao Kuang-chi (born 1950) |
31 January 2015 | 19 May 2016 | 1 year, 109 days | Kuomintang | Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng | |
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Feng Shih-kuan (born 1945) |
20 May 2016 | 26 February 2018 | 1 year, 282 days | Independent | Lin Chuan William Lai | |
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Yen Teh-fa (born 1952) |
26 February 2018 | 23 February 2021 | 2 years, 363 days | Independent | William Lai Su Tseng-chang II | |
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Chiu Kuo-cheng (born 1953) |
23 February 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 244 days | Independent | Su Tseng-chang II | |
Notes
- Kuomintang membership suspended.
- Kuomintang membership revoked.
References
- 歷任部長 [Past Ministers]. mnd.gov.tw (in Chinese). Ministry of Nat'l Defense. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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