Chief of the General Staff | |
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參謀總長 (Chinese) | |
![]() Standard of the Chief of the General Staff | |
since 1 May 2023 | |
Republic of China Armed Forces | |
Member of | General Staff Headquarters |
Reports to | ![]() |
Formation | 23 May 1946 |
First holder | Chen Cheng |
Deputy | Executive Vice Chief of General Staff |
The Chief of the General Staff (Chinese: 參謀總長) is the chief of defence of the Republic of China Armed Forces in Taiwan.
List of officeholders
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No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Chen Cheng (陳誠) (1897–1965) | General23 May 1946 | 12 May 1948 | 1 year, 355 days | ![]() | ||
2 | Gu Zhutong (顧祝同) (1893–1987) | General13 May 1948 | 24 March 1950 | 1 year, 315 days | ![]() | ||
3 | Zhou Zhi-rou (周至柔) (1899–1986) | General25 March 1950 | 30 June 1954 | 4 years, 97 days | ![]() | ||
4 | Gui Yong-qing (桂永清) (1901–1954) | Admiral1 July 1954 | 17 August 1954 † | 47 days | ![]() | ||
5 | Peng Meng-ji (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | General18 August 1954 | 30 June 1957 | 2 years, 316 days | ![]() | ||
6 | Wang Shu-ming (王叔銘) (1905–1998) | General1 July 1957 | 30 June 1959 | 1 year, 364 days | ![]() | ||
7 | Peng Meng-ji (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | Senior General1 July 1959 | 30 June 1965 | 5 years, 364 days | ![]() | ||
8 | Ni Yue-si (黎玉璽) (1914–2003) | Senior Admiral1 July 1965 | 30 June 1967 | 1 year, 364 days | ![]() | ||
9 | Kao Kuei-yuan (高魁元) (1907–2012) | Senior General1 July 1965 | 30 June 1970 | 4 years, 364 days | ![]() | ||
10 | Lai Ming-tang (賴名湯) (1911–1984) | Senior General1 July 1970 | 30 June 1976 | 5 years, 365 days | ![]() | ||
11 | Song Chang-chih (宋長志) (1916–2002) | Senior Admiral1 July 1976 | 30 November 1981 | 5 years, 152 days | ![]() | ||
12 | Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) (1919–2020) | Senior General1 December 1981 | 4 December 1989 | 8 years, 3 days | ![]() | ||
13 | Chen Hsing-ling (陳燊齡) (1926–2017) | Senior General5 December 1989 | 4 December 1991 | 1 year, 364 days | ![]() | ||
14 | Liu Ho-chien (劉和謙) (1926–2023) | Senior Admiral5 December 1991 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 207 days | ![]() | ||
15 | Luo Ben-li (羅本立) (1927–2018) | Senior General1 July 1995 | 4 March 1998 | 2 years, 246 days | ![]() | ||
16 | Tang Fei (唐飛) (born 1932) | Senior General5 March 1998 | 31 January 1999 | 332 days | ![]() | ||
17 | Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明) (1938–2021) | Senior General1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | 2 years, 364 days | ![]() | ||
18 | Lee Jye (李傑) (born 1940) | Senior Admiral1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 2 years, 108 days | ![]() | ||
19 | Lee Tien-yu (李天羽) (born 1940) | Senior General20 May 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 2 years, 256 days | ![]() | ||
20 | Huo Shou-yeh (霍守業) (born 1943) | Senior General1 February 2007 | 4 February 2009 | 2 years, 3 days | ![]() | ||
21 | Lin Chen-yi (林鎮夷) (born 1945) | Senior Admiral5 February 2009 | 16 January 2013 | 3 years, 346 days | ![]() | ||
22 | Yen Ming (嚴明) (born 1949) | General17 January 2013 | 7 August 2013 | 202 days | ![]() | ||
23 | Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) (born 1950) | Admiral8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 1 year, 175 days | ![]() | ||
24 | Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發) (born 1952) | General31 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 1 year, 304 days | ![]() | ||
25 | Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) (born 1953) [1] | General1 December 2016 | 28 April 2017 | 149 days | ![]() | ||
26 | Lee Hsi-ming (李喜明) (born 1955) [1] | Admiral28 April 2017 | 1 July 2019 | 2 years, 64 days | ![]() | ||
27 | Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴) (1957–2020) | General1 July 2019 | 2 January 2020 † | 216 days | ![]() | [2] | |
– | Liu Chih-pin (劉志斌) (born 1962) Acting | Admiral2 January 2020 | 15 January 2020 | 13 days | ![]() | ||
28 | Huang Shu-kuang (黃曙光) (born 1957) | Admiral15 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 1 year, 166 days | ![]() | [3] | |
29 | Chen Pao-yu (陳寶餘) (born 1958) | General1 July 2021 | 30 April 2023 | 1 year, 303 days | ![]() | [4][5] | |
30 | Mei Chia-shu (梅家樹) (born 1963) | Admiral1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 109 days | ![]() | [6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 陳建興 (2017-04-28). "馮部長主持參謀總長任職布達 李喜明上將接任" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 軍聞社 (Military News Agency). Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ Everington, Keoni (2 January 2020). "Breaking News: Taiwan's Chief of General Staff among 8 dead in Black Hawk crash". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Yu, Matt; Lim, Emerson (15 January 2020). "President Tsai appoints new Chief of the General Staff". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Yu, Matt and; Chung, Yu-chen; Lim, Emerson (24 June 2021). "Taiwan's Army commander appointed new Chief of the General Staff". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan's Army commander appointed new Chief of the General Staff - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese).
- ^ "Taiwan's Navy commander appointed new Chief of the General Staff". 中國時報. Retrieved 18 April 2023.