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31st Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 31 January 2015 – 20 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Liu Chen-wu, Cheng Te-mei, Chen Yeong-kang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Yen Ming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Feng Shih-kuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 9 March 1950 Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.

Admiral Kao Kuang-chi in 2008.
He was the acting Minister of National Defense from 7 August 2013 after the sudden resignation of Defense Minister Andrew Yang, just six days after taking his office after the previous Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu's resignation due to the controversial death 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 replaced 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]
References[]
- ↑ "New Taiwan deputy defense minister named|Politics|News|WantChinaTimes.com". wantchinatimes.com. http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120824000005&cid=1101. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Army chief offered to quit twice on Hung death: MND - The China Post". chinapost.com.tw. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/08/10/386063/Army-chief.htm. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Ma appoints General Yen Ming as defense minister - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/08/08/2003569182. 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.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1761785/apology-after-military-officer-taiwan-allows-friends.
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/01/31/427846/New-Defense.htm
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