Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| 參謀總長 (Chinese) | |
 Standard of the Chief of the General Staff | |
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| Republic of China Armed Forces | |
| Member of | General Staff Headquarters |
| Reports to |  Minister of National Defense |
| 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
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Chen Cheng (陳誠) (1897–1965) | 23 May 1946 | 12 May 1948 | 1 year, 355 days |  Republic of China Army | ||
| 2 | General Gu Zhutong (顧祝同) (1893–1987) | 13 May 1948 | 24 March 1950 | 1 year, 315 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 3 | General Zhou Zhi-rou (周至柔) (1899–1986) | 25 March 1950 | 30 June 1954 | 4 years, 97 days |  Republic of China Air Force | ||
| 4 | Admiral Gui Yong-qing (桂永清) (1901–1954) | 1 July 1954 | 17 August 1954 † | 47 days |  Republic of China Navy | ||
| 5 | General Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | 18 August 1954 | 30 June 1957 | 2 years, 316 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 6 | General Wang Shu-ming (王叔銘) (1905–1998) | 1 July 1957 | 30 June 1959 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Air Force | ||
| 7 | Senior General Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | 1 July 1959 | 30 June 1965 | 5 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 8 | Senior Admiral Ni Yue-si (黎玉璽) (1914–2003) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1967 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 9 | Senior General Kao Kuei-yuan (高魁元) (1907–2012) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1970 | 4 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 10 | Senior General Lai Ming-tang (賴名湯) (1911–1984) | 1 July 1970 | 30 June 1976 | 5 years, 365 days | Republic of China Air Force | ||
| 11 | Senior Admiral Song Chang-chih (宋長志) (1916–2002) | 1 July 1976 | 30 November 1981 | 5 years, 152 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 12 | Senior General Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) (1919–2020) | 1 December 1981 | 4 December 1989 | 8 years, 3 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 13 | Senior General Chen Hsing-ling (陳燊齡) (1926–2017) | 5 December 1989 | 4 December 1991 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Air Force | ||
| 14 | Senior Admiral Liu Ho-chien (劉和謙) (1926–2023) | 5 December 1991 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 207 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 15 | Senior General Luo Ben-li (羅本立) (1927–2018) | 1 July 1995 | 4 March 1998 | 2 years, 246 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 16 | Senior General Tang Fei (唐飛) (born 1932) | 5 March 1998 | 31 January 1999 | 332 days | Republic of China Air Force | ||
| 17 | Senior General Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明) (1938–2021) | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | 2 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 18 | Senior Admiral Lee Jye (李傑) (born 1940) | 1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 2 years, 108 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 19 | Senior General Lee Tien-yu (李天羽) (1946–2024) | 20 May 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 2 years, 256 days | Republic of China Air Force | ||
| 20 | Senior General Huo Shou-yeh (霍守業) (born 1943) | 1 February 2007 | 4 February 2009 | 2 years, 3 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 21 | Senior Admiral Lin Chen-yi (林鎮夷) (born 1945) | 5 February 2009 | 16 January 2013 | 3 years, 346 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 22 | General Yen Ming (嚴明) (born 1949) | 17 January 2013 | 7 August 2013 | 202 days | Republic of China Air Force | ||
| 23 | Admiral Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) (born 1950) | 8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 1 year, 175 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 24 | General Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發) (born 1952) | 31 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 1 year, 304 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 25 | General Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) (born 1953) [1] | 1 December 2016 | 28 April 2017 | 149 days | Republic of China Army | ||
| 26 | Admiral Lee Hsi-ming (李喜明) (born 1955) [1] | 28 April 2017 | 1 July 2019 | 2 years, 64 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 27 | General Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴) (1957–2020) | 1 July 2019 | 2 January 2020 † | 216 days | Republic of China Air Force | [2] | |
| – | Admiral Liu Chih-pin (劉志斌) (born 1962) Acting | 2 January 2020 | 15 January 2020 | 13 days | Republic of China Navy | ||
| 28 | Admiral Huang Shu-kuang (黃曙光) (born 1957) | 15 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 1 year, 166 days | Republic of China Navy | [3] | |
| 29 | General Chen Pao-yu (陳寶餘) (born 1958) | 1 July 2021 | 30 April 2023 | 1 year, 303 days | Republic of China Army | [4][5] | |
| 30 | Admiral Mei Chia-shu (梅家樹) (born 1963) | 1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 110 days | Republic of China Navy | [6] |
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See also
References
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