Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)

The Ministry of National Defense (MND; Chinese: 國防部) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a cabinet-level agency under the Executive Yuan responsible for all defense affairs. The MND is headed by a civilian Minister of National Defense, currently Kao Hua-Chu.

The position of Minister of National Defence was called Minister of War before 1946. It was established in 1912 at the creation of the Republic of China.

In August 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported that extensive PRC infiltration of the MND has caused the United States to reconsider the sale of advanced weapons to Taiwan.^[1]

List of Ministers of War

• Duan Qirui (段祺瑞) 1912-1915 1st time
• Wang Shizhen 王士珍 1915–1916 1st time
• Duan Qirui (段祺瑞) 1916-1917 2nd time
• Wang Shizhen 王士珍 1917 2nd time
• Lei Zhenchun July 1917
• Duan Qirui (段祺瑞) 1917 3rd time
• Wang Shizhen 王士珍 1917 3rd time
• Duan Zhigui (段芝貴) 1917–1919
• Jin Yunpeng (靳雲鵬) 1919-1920 1st time
• Luo Kaibang (acting) 1920
• Jin Yunpeng (靳雲鵬) 1920-1921 2nd time
• Cai Chengxun 1921-
• Feng Yuxiang (馮玉祥) October 1928 – 1929

List of Ministers of National Defence

• Bai Chongxi (白崇禧) : 1946-1949
• Kuo Chi-chiao (郭寄嶠): 1951—1954
• Yu Ta-wei (俞大維): 1954—1965
• Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國): 1965—1969
• Huang Chieh (黄杰): 1969—1972
• Chen Ta-ching (陳大慶): 1972—1973
• Kao Kuei-yuan (高魁元): 1973—1981
• Sung Chang-chih (宋長志): 1981—1986
• Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵): 1986—1987
• Zheng Wei-yuan (鄭為元): 1987—1989
• Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村): 1989—1990
• Chen Li-an (陳履安): 1990—1993
• Sun Zhen (孫震): 1993—1994
• Chiang Chung-ling (蔣仲苓): 1994—1999
• Tang Fei (唐飛): 1999—2000
• Wu Shih-wen (伍世文): 2000—2002
• Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明): 2002—2004
• Lee Jye (李傑): 2004—2007
• Lee Tien-yu (李天羽): 2007—2008
• Tsai Ming-hsien (蔡明憲): 2008
• Chen Chao-min (陳肇敏): 2008—2009
• Kao Hua-Chu (高華柱): 2009-Present

References

External links

• Official website of the Ministry of National Defense(Chinese (Taiwan))