Kao Kuang-chi
Kao Kuang-chi | |
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高廣圻 | |
Wu Ying-ping (left) and Kao Kuang-chi (right) | |
31st Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
Assumed office 31 January 2015 | |
Deputy | Liu Chen-wu, Cheng Te-mei, Chen Yeong-kang |
Preceded by | Yen Ming |
Succeeded by | Feng Shih-kuan (designated) |
23rd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |
In office 8 August 2013 – 30 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Yen Ming |
Succeeded by | Yen Teh-fa |
Acting Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
In office 7 August 2013 – 7 August 2013 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Yang |
Succeeded by | Yen Ming |
5th Deputy Minister (Armaments) of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
In office 1 September 2012[1] – 6 August 2013 | |
Minister |
Kao Hua-chu Andrew Yang |
Preceded by | Chao Shih-chan |
Succeeded by | Yen Teh-fa[2] |
26th Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |
In office 16 May 2011 – 1 September 2012 | |
Deputy |
Lei Yu-chi Lee Hsiang-chou Liu Chen-wu Yen Teh-fa |
Chief | Lin Chen-yi |
Preceded by | Wu Ta-peng |
Succeeded by | Chen Yeong-kang |
3rd Commander of the Republic of China Navy | |
In office 21 May 2009 – 16 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Wang Li-sheng |
Succeeded by | Tung Hsiang-lung |
Personal details | |
Born |
9 March 1950 66) Taiwan | (age
Nationality | Republic of China |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Service/branch | Republic of China Navy |
Years of service | 1972–2015 |
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Kao Kuang-chi (Chinese: 高廣圻; pinyin: Gāo Guǎngqí) is the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China since 30 January 2015.
He was the acting Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China on 7 August 2013 after the sudden resignation of Defense Minister Andrew Yang, just 6 days after taking his office after the previous Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu's resignation due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu.
Kao Kuang-chi was succeeded by Yen Ming after his official appointment by the Executive Yuan on 8 August 2013. Kao Kuang-chi replaces Yen as the ROC Chief of the General Staff on 8 August 2013.[3]
Kao submitted his resignation on 8 April due to the Boeing AH-64 Apache scandal[4] in Taiwan. However, his resignation was rejected by President Ma Ying-jeou.
Minister of National Defense
Kao was inaugurated as the Minister of National Defense on 30 January 2015 in a ceremony presided by Minister without Portfolio Lin Junq-tzer in Taipei. During the handover ceremony, Lin praised his predecessor accomplishments during Yen's tenure in pushing for a complete military judicial system reforms and for better protecting human rights protection of military personnel.[5]
See also
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References
- ↑ "New Taiwan deputy defense minister named|Politics|News|WantChinaTimes.com". wantchinatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Army chief offered to quit twice on Hung death: MND - The China Post". chinapost.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Ma appoints General Yen Ming as defense minister - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Apology after military officer in Taiwan allows friends to sit in Apache attack helicopter". Hong Kong: South China Morinig Post. 2015-04-09.
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/01/31/427846/New-Defense.htm