Yen Ming | |
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| 嚴明 | |
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| 30th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
| In office 8 August 2013 – 30 January 2015 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Deputy | Yen Teh-fa, Lee Shying-jow, Chiu Kuo-cheng, Andrew Hsia |
| Preceded by | Andrew Yang Kao Kuang-chi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| 22nd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |
| In office 16 January 2013 – 7 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Chen-yi |
| Succeeded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| 4th Commander of the Republic of China Air Force | |
| In office June 2011 – 15 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lei Yu-chi |
| Succeeded by | Liu Chen-wu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1949 Yunlin, Taiwan[1] |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Republic of China Air Force Academy National Defense University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  Republic of China Air Force |
| Years of service | 1971–2013 |
| Rank |  General |
| Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Yen Ming (traditional Chinese: 嚴明; simplified Chinese: 严明; pinyin: Yán Míng; born 14 November 1949) was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 8 August 2013 to 30 January 2015.[2]
- ^ "嚴 明（西元1949～）" (in Traditional Chinese). Taipei: Armed Forces Museum. 2013-08-22. Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ "Defense minister resigns, citing personal reasons". Taipei Times. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-12-01.