Commander of the Navy (Taiwan)
| Commander of the Republic of China Navy | |
|---|---|
| 中華民國海軍司令 | |
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 Republic of China Navy | |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 3 January 1912 |
| First holder | Huang Zhongying |
The Commander of the Republic of China Navy (Chinese: 中華民國海軍司令; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn Sīlìng) is the highest-ranking military officer and commander of the Republic of China Navy in Taiwan. The current Commander is Admiral Tang Hua.
List
[edit]Minister of the Navy
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admiral Huang Zhongying (born 1869) | 3 January 1912 | 29 March 1912 | 86 days | – | |
| 2 | Admiral Liu Guanxiong (1861–1927) | 30 March 1912 | 29 June 1916 | 4 years, 91 days | – | |
| 3 | Admiral Cheng Biguang (1861–1918) | 30 June 1916 | 24 June 1917 | 359 days | – | |
| 4 | Admiral Sa Zhenbing (1859–1952) | 24 June 1917 | 2 July 1917 | 8 days | – | |
| 5 | Admiral Liu Guanxiong (1861–1927) | 15 July 1917 | 3 December 1919 | 2 years, 141 days | – | |
| 6 | Admiral Sa Zhenbing (1859–1952) | 3 December 1919 | 14 May 1921 | 1 year, 162 days | – | |
| 7 | Admiral Li Dingxin (1861–1930) | 14 May 1921 | 31 October 1924 | 3 years, 170 days | – | |
| 8 | Admiral Lin Jianzhang (1874–1940) | November 1924 | 31 December 1925 | – | – | |
| 9 | Admiral Du Xigui (1861–1930) | 31 December 1925 | June 1927 | – | – | |
| 10 | Admiral Yang Shuzhuang (1882–1934) | 12 April 1929 | 1 January 1932 | 2 years, 264 days | – | |
| 11 | Admiral Chen Shaokuan (1889–1969) | 1 January 1932 | 31 January 1938 | 3 years, 170 days | – |
![Huang Zhongying [zh]](/wiki/File:Huang_Zhongying.jpg)
![Li Dingxin [zh]](/wiki/File:Li_Dingxin.jpg)
![Lin Jianzhang [zh]](/wiki/File:Lin_Jianzhang.jpg)
![Yang Shuzhuang [zh]](/wiki/File:Yang_Shuzhuang.jpg)
Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admiral Chen Shaokuan (1889–1969) | 31 January 1938 | 1 July 1946 | 14 years, 181 days | – | |
| 2 | General Chen Cheng (1898–1965) | 1 July 1946 | 25 August 1948 | 2 years, 55 days | – | |
| 3 | General Gui Yongqing (1901–1954) | 25 August 1948 | 15 April 1952 | 3 years, 234 days | – | |
| 4 | Admiral Ma Jizhuang (1912–1998) | 16 April 1952 | 1 July 1954 | 2 years, 76 days | – | |
| 5 | Admiral Liang Xuzhao (1903–1978) | 1 July 1954 | 1 February 1959 | 4 years, 215 days | – | |
| 6 | Admiral Li Yuxi (1914–2003) | 1 February 1959 | 25 January 1965 | 5 years, 359 days | – | |
| 7 | Admiral Liu Guangkai (1914–1991) | 25 January 1965 | 16 August 1965 | 203 days | – | |
| 8 | Admiral Feng Qicong (1914–1994) | 16 August 1965 | 1 July 1970 | 4 years, 319 days | – | |
| 9 | Admiral Song Changzhi (1916–2002) | 1 July 1970 | 1 July 1976 | 6 years, 0 days | – | |
| 10 | Admiral Zou Jian (1921–2004) | 2 July 1976 | 15 May 1983 | 6 years, 317 days | – | |
| 11 | Admiral Liu Ho-chien (1926–2023) | 16 May 1983 | 1 June 1988 | 5 years, 16 days | – | |
| 12 | Admiral Ye Changtong | 1 June 1988 | 1 May 1992 | 3 years, 335 days | – | |
| 13 | Admiral Chuang Ming-yao (1929–2002) | 1 May 1992 | 16 April 1994 | 1 year, 350 days | – | |
| 14 | Admiral Gu Chonglian (1931–2007) | 16 April 1994 | 16 April 1997 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
| 15 | Admiral Wu Shih-wen (born 1934) | 16 April 1997 | 1 February 1999 | 1 year, 291 days | – | |
| 16 | Admiral Lee Jye (born 1940) | 1 February 1999 | 1 February 2002 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
| 17 | Admiral Miao Yongqing | 1 February 2002 | 1 February 2005 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
| 18 | Admiral Chen Bangzhi (born 1942) | 1 February 2005 | 16 February 2006 | 1 year, 15 days | – | |
| 19 | Senior Admiral Lin Chen-yi (born 1945) | 16 February 2006 | 17 February 2006 | 0 days | – |
![Gui Yongqing [zh]](/wiki/File:Gui_Yongqing.jpg)
![Ma Jizhuang [zh]](/wiki/File:Navy_(ROCN)_Admiral_Ma_Chi-chuang_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E9%A6%AC%E7%B4%80%E5%A3%AF.jpg)
![Liang Xuzhao [zh]](/wiki/File:No_image.png)
![Li Yuxi [zh]](/wiki/File:Admiral_Ni_Yue-si_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E7%B8%BD%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E9%BB%8E%E7%8E%89%E7%92%BD%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87_(U.S._Navy_7th_Fleet_Commander_Vice_Admiral_Thomas_H._Moorer_calls_on_ROC_Defense_Minister_Yu_Ta-wei_%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%83%E8%89%A6%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E7%A9%86%E5%8B%92%E4%B8%AD%E5%B0%87%E6%8B%9C%E6%9C%83%E5%9C%8B%E9%98%B2%E9%83%A8%E9%95%B7%E4%BF%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%B6%AD).jpg)
![Liu Guangkai [zh]](/wiki/File:Navy_(ROCN)_Admiral_Liu_Kwang-kai_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E5%8A%89%E5%BB%A3%E5%87%B1.jpg)
![Feng Qicong [zh]](/wiki/File:Navy_(ROCN)_Admiral_Feng_Chi-chung_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E9%A6%AE%E5%95%9F%E8%81%B0.jpg)
![Song Changzhi [zh]](/wiki/File:Admiral_(ROCN)_Song_Chang-chih_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E5%AE%8B%E9%95%B7%E5%BF%97_201611221741_119992.png)
![Zou Jian [zh]](/wiki/File:Navy_(ROCN)_Admiral_Tsou_Chien_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E9%84%92%E5%A0%85.jpg)
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![Chen Bangzhi [zh]](/wiki/File:Marine_Corps_(ROCMC)_General_Chen_Pang-chih_as_Commander-in-chief_of_the_Navy_(ROCN)_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E7%B8%BD%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4_%E9%99%B8%E6%88%B0%E9%9A%8A%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E9%99%B3%E9%82%A6%E6%B2%BB.png)
Commander of the Navy
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Admiral Lin Chen-yi (born 1945) | 17 February 2006 | 21 May 2007 | 1 year, 93 days | – | |
| 2 | Admiral Wang Li-shen (born 1946) | 21 May 2007 | 20 May 2009 | 1 year, 364 days | – | |
| 3 | Admiral Kao Kuang-chi (born 1950) | 21 May 2009 | 16 May 2011 | 1 year, 360 days | – | |
| 4 | Admiral Tung Hsiang-lung (born 1952) | 16 May 2011 | 31 July 2013 | 2 years, 76 days | [1][2] | |
| 5 | Admiral Chen Yeong-kang (born 1951) | 1 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 1 year, 182 days | [2][3] | |
| 6 | Admiral Lee Hsi-ming (born 1955) | 30 January 2015 | 31 May 2016 | 1 year, 122 days | [4][5] | |
| 7 | Admiral Huang Shu-kuang (born 1957) | 1 June 2016 | 15 January 2020 | 3 years, 228 days | [6][7] [8] | |
| 8 | Admiral Liu Chih-pin (born 1962) | 15 January 2020 | 15 June 2022 | 2 years, 151 days | –[9] | |
| 9 | Admiral Mei Chia-shu (born 1963) | 16 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | 318 days | – | |
| 10 | Admiral Tang Hua(Navy) (born 1964) | 1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 192 days | – |
![Wang Li-shen [zh]](/wiki/File:Navy_(ROCN)_Admiral_Wang_Li-shen_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E7%8E%8B%E7%AB%8B%E7%94%B3_201611221842_773055.png)
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- ^ a b "Navy Command Headquarters, MND >>Greetings". navy.mnd.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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