Chen Cheng

Chen Cheng
陳誠
Official portrait, 1959
2nd Vice President of Taiwan
In office
20 May 1954 – 5 March 1965
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Preceded byLi Zongren
Succeeded byYen Chia-kan
2nd and 4th Premier of Taiwan
In office
30 June 1958 – 15 December 1963
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Vice PremierHuang Shao-ku
Wang Yun-wu
Preceded byYu Hung-chun
Succeeded byYen Chia-kan
In office
7 March 1950 – 7 June 1954
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Vice PremierChang Li-sheng
Huang Shao-ku
Preceded byYan Xishan
Succeeded byYu Hung-chun
2nd Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government
In office
5 January 1949 – 21 December 1949
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Li Zongren (acting)
Yan Xishan (acting)
Preceded byWey Daw-ming
Succeeded byWu Kuo-Chen
1st Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces
In office
23 March 1946 – 12 May 1948
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGu Zhutong
1st Commander-in-Chief of the ROC Navy
In office
1 July 1946 – 25 August 1948
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKui Jung-ching
Personal details
BornJanuary 4, 1898
Qingtian, Zhejiang, Qing Empire
DiedMarch 5, 1965(1965-03-05) (aged 67)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseTan Xiang
RelationsTan Yankai (father-in-law)
ChildrenChen Li-an
OccupationGeneral, politician
AwardsOrder of Blue Sky and White Sun
Nickname"Little Generalissimo"
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service Republic of China Army
Years of service1924–1950
Rank General
Unit11th division
Commands18th Army
11th Division
Battles/wars

Chen Cheng ([ʈʂʰə̌n ʈʂʰə̌ŋ]; Chinese: 陳誠; pinyin: Chén Chéng; January 4, 1898 – March 5, 1965), courtesy name Tsi-siou (辭修; Cíxiū), was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.

After moving to Taiwan at the end of the civil war, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province, Vice President, and Premier of the Republic of China (ROC). He represented the ROC in visits to the United States and helped to initiate land reforms and tax reduction programs that caused communism to become unattractive in Taiwan since peasants were able to own land.