Tang Fei | |
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唐飛 | |
Senior Advisor to the President | |
In office 6 October 2000 – 20 May 2005 | |
President | Chen Shui-bian |
16th Premier of Taiwan | |
In office 20 May 2000 – 6 October 2000 | |
President | Chen Shui-bian |
Vice Premier | Yu Shyi-kun Chang Chun-hsiung |
Preceded by | Vincent Siew |
Succeeded by | Chang Chun-hsiung |
21st Minister of National Defense | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 19 May 2000 | |
Premier | Hsiao Wan-chang |
Vice Minister | Wu Shih-wen |
Preceded by | Chiang Chung-ling |
Succeeded by | Wu Shih-wen |
16th Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces | |
In office 5 March 1998 – 31 January 1999 | |
President | Lee Teng-hui |
Preceded by | Lo Ben-li |
Succeeded by | Tang Yao-ming |
16th Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces | |
In office 1 July 1995 – 4 March 1998 | |
President | Lee Teng-hui |
Preceded by | Lo Ben-li |
Succeeded by |
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12th Commander-in-Chief of the ROC Air Forces | |
In office 1 September 1992 – 30 June 1995 | |
President | Lee Teng-hui |
Preceded by | Lin Wen-li |
Succeeded by | Huang Hsien-jung |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 March 1932 Taicang, Jiangsu, Republic of China | (age 92)
Political party | Independent (2000–present) |
Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (1952–2000) |
Spouse | Chang Ming-tsan[1] |
Education | Republic of China Air Force Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Branch/service | Republic of China Air Force |
Years of service | 1944–1999 |
Rank | Senior General |
Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Tang Fei (Chinese: 唐飛; pinyin: Táng Fēi; born 15 March 1932) is a retired ROC Air Force general. He served as the prime minister of Taiwan from May 20 to October 2000, under the Chen Shui-bian government of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). However, as a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he did not agree with Chen and the DPP's policies, he chose to step down five months after assuming premiership.