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.
| Commander of the Republic of China Navy | |
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| 中華民國海軍司令 | |
 Republic of China Navy badge | |
 Flag for the Commander of the Navy | |
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 Republic of China Navy | |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 3 January 1912 |
| First holder | Huang Zhongying |
List
editMinister 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 | – |
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 | – |
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, 180 days | – |
References
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- ^ a b "Navy Command Headquarters, MND >>Greetings". navy.mnd.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Navy Command Headquarters, MND". Navy.mnd.gov.tw. 2013-10-28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Admiral Kao Kuang-chi succeeds Yen Ming as defense minister". Taiwan News. 2015-01-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ^ "Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle". DefenseNews. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ Hou, Elaine (17 September 2014). "President attends Han Kuang live-fire drill off Taiwan (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Hou, Elaine (17 September 2014). "P-3C anti-submarine aircraft joins Han Kuang exercises for first time". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Lin, Hsin-hui; Hsiao, Scully (1 January 2015). "Taiwan's first indigenous stealth corvette joins drill". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2020. Republished as: Pan, Jason (2 January 2015). "'Tuo Jiang' joins naval combat exercise". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "國軍異動！海軍兵符易主 副參謀總長梅家樹接任海軍司令". 14 June 2022.