Kao Kuang-chi

Kao Kuang-chi
高廣圻
Wu Ying-ping (Left) and Kao Kuang-chi (Right)
31st Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 January 2015
Deputy Liu Chen-wu, Chen Yeong-kang
Preceded by Yen Ming
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]
Vice Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
Chief Lin Chen-yi
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 (age 65)
 Taiwan
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 in 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 Kuang-chi submitted for resignation on April 8 due to the Boeing AH-64 Apache case[4] in Taiwan. However, his application had not been accepted by President Ma Ying-jeou.

ROC 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]

Kao at the MP school as the Deputy Minister of National Defense
Kao taking picture with students of the MP school

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Taiwan deputy defense minister named｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com". wantchinatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Army chief offered to quit twice on Hung death: MND - The China Post". chinapost.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. ↑ "Ma appoints General Yen Ming as defense minister - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. ↑ "Apology after military officer in Taiwan allows friends to sit in Apache attack helicopter" (in English). Hong Kong: South China Morinig Post. 2015-04-09.
  5. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/01/31/427846/New-Defense.htm