Kao Hua-chu

Kao Hua-chu
高華柱
18th Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China
In office
12 February 2015[1] – 20 May 2016
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byKing Pu-tsung
Succeeded byJoseph Wu
28th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
9 September 2009 – 31 July 2013[2]
DeputyChang Liang-jen, Chao Shih-chang
Andrew Yang,[3] Chao Shih-chang[4]
Andrew Yang, Kao Kuang-chi[5]
Preceded byChen Chao-min
Succeeded byAndrew Yang
10th & 12th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Commission of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Preceded byHu Chen-pu
Succeeded byTseng Jing-ling
In office
20 May 2004 – 9 February 2007
Preceded byTeng Tsu-lin
Succeeded byHu Chen-pu
2nd Commander of the Republic of China Combined Logistics Forces
In office
1 February 2003 – 19 May 2004
Preceded byHsieh Chien-tung
Succeeded byTai Po-teh
Personal details
Born (1946-10-02) 2 October 1946 (age 78)[6]
Jimo, Shantung, Republic of China
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materRepublic of China Military Academy
Republic of China Army Infantry School
National Defense University
Military service
AllegianceRepublic of China
Branch/serviceRepublic of China Army
Years of service1967-2004
RankGeneral
Battles/warsThird Taiwan Strait Crisis

Kao Hua-chu (traditional Chinese: 高華柱; simplified Chinese: 高华柱; pinyin: Gāo Huázhù; born 2 October 1946) is a retired Republic of China Army general and the incumbent Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China. He was the Minister of National Defense that appointed to the post by then Premier-designate Wu Den-yih on 9 September 2009.[7] On 29 July 2013, Kao resigned from his post due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu of the Republic of China Army during his conscription on 4 July 2013.[8]

  1. ^ "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down - Focus Taiwan". 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Defense chief exits in Cabinet reshuffle". The China Post. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  3. ^ Taiwan Matters (2009-09-18). "THE TAIWAN LINK: Andrew Yang Appointed as Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Defense". Thetaiwanlink.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. ^ "Andrew Yang picked as deputy defense minister". Taipei Times. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  5. ^ (GMT+8) (2012-08-24). "New Taiwan deputy defense minister named|Politics|News|WantChinaTimes.com". Wantchinatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". Ey.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  7. ^ "Profile of Taiwan's new defense minister Kao Hua-chu - Taiwan News Online". Etaiwannews.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  8. ^ "Defense chief exits in Cabinet reshuffle". The China Post. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2014-05-28.