The Commander of the Army is the highest-ranking military officer and commander of the Republic of China Army. The current Commander is Chung Shu-ming.
Commander of the Army | |
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中華民國陸軍司令 | |
since 1 May 2023 | |
Republic of China Army | |
Member of | General Staff Headquarters |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Formation | 3 January 1912 |
First holder | Huang Xing |
List of Chiefs
editChief of Staff (1912–1946)
editCommander-in-Chief of the Army (1946–2006)
editNo. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Gu Zhutong (1893–1987) | General1 June 1946 | 13 May 1948 | 1 year, 347 days | – | |
2 | Yu Hanmou (1896–1981) | General13 May 1948 | 9 February 1949 | 272 days | – | |
3 | Zhang Fakui (1896–1980) | General9 February 1949 | 26 June 1949 | 137 days | – | |
(1) | Gu Zhutong (1893–1987) | General26 June 1949 | 25 August 1949 | 60 days | – | |
4 | Guan Linzheng (1905–1980) | General25 August 1949 | December 1949 | 98 days | – | |
(1) | Gu Zhutong (1893–1987) | GeneralDecember 1949 | March 1950 | 90 days | – | |
5 | Sun Li-jen (1900–1990) | GeneralMarch 1950 | June 1954 | 4 years, 92 days | – | |
6 | Huang Chieh (1902–1995) | GeneralJune 1954 | July 1957 | 3 years, 30 days | – | |
7 | Peng Mengji (1908–1997) | GeneralJuly 1957 | June 1959 | 1 year, 335 days | – | |
8 | Luo Lie (1907–1976) | GeneralJune 1959 | August 1961 | 2 years, 61 days | – | |
9 | Liu An-chi (1903–1995) | GeneralAugust 1961 | August 1965 | 4 years, 0 days | – | |
10 | Kao Kuei-yuen (1907–2012) | GeneralAugust 1965 | June 1967 | 1 year, 304 days | – | |
11 | Chen Ta-ching (1904–1973) | GeneralJuly 1967 | June 1969 | 1 year, 335 days | – | |
12 | Yu Hao-chang (1918–1999) | GeneralJuly 1969 | March 1975 | 5 years, 243 days | – | |
13 | Ma An-lan (1916–2001) | GeneralMarch 1975 | March 1978 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
14 | Hau Pei-tsun (1919–2020) | GeneralMarch 1978 | November 1981 | 3 years, 245 days | – | |
15 | Chiang Chung-ling (1922–2015) | GeneralNovember 1981 | June 1988 | 6 years, 213 days | – | |
16 | Huang Hsin-chiang (born 1931) | GeneralJune 1988 | July 1991 | 3 years, 30 days | – | |
17 | Chen Ting-chong (born 1931) | GeneralJuly 1991 | July 1993 | 2 years, 0 days | – | |
18 | Lee Chen-lin (born 1933) | GeneralJuly 1993 | July 1996 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
19 | Tang Yao-ming (1940–2021) | Senior GeneralJuly 1996 | January 1999 | 2 years, 215 days | – | |
19 | Chen Chen-hsiang (born 1942) | General1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | 2 years, 364 days | – | |
20 | Huoh Shoou-yeh (born 1943) | Senior General31 January 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 2 years, 109 days | – | |
21 | Chu Kai-sheng (born 1945) | General20 May 2004 | 15 February 2006 | 1 year, 271 days | – |
Commander of the Army (2006–present)
editNo. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Hu Chen-pu (born 1948) | General16 February 2006 | 31 January 2007 | 349 days | – | |
2 | Chao Shi-chang (born 1967) | General1 February 2007 | 4 February 2009 | 2 years, 3 days | – | |
3 | Yang Tian-hsiao (born 1950) | General5 February 2009 | 15 August 2011 | 2 years, 191 days | – | |
4 | Lee Shying-jow (born 1952) | General16 August 2011 | 15 January 2014 | 2 years, 152 days | [1] | |
5 | Yen Teh-fa (born 1952) | General16 January 2014 | 29 January 2015 | 1 year, 13 days | – | |
6 | Chiu Kuo-cheng (born 1953) | General30 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 1 year, 305 days | – | |
7 | Wang Shin-lung (born 1960) | General1 December 2016 | 31 March 2019 | 2 years, 120 days | [2] | |
8 | Chen Pao-yu (born 1958) | General1 April 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 2 years, 90 days | [3] | |
9 | Hsu Yen-pu (born 1961) | General1 July 2021 | 30 April 2023 | 1 year, 303 days | [4] | |
10 | Chung Shu-ming (born 1964) | General1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 205 days | [5] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Yeh, Joseph (10 August 2013). "Army commander's resignation rejected". chinapost.com. The China Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ Staff writer (25 November 2016). "Chiu Kuo-cheng appointed chief of the general staff". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "司令簡介". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "中華民國國防部-全球資訊網-新聞稿". www.mnd.gov.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "美軍協訓牽線要角 鍾樹明升任陸軍司令". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-10-11.