Yen Teh-fa

Yen Teh-fa
嚴德發
Official portrait, 2024
5th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council
Assumed office
20 May 2024
Prime MinisterCho Jung-tai
Preceded byFeng Shih-kuan
Member of the National Security Council
In office
23 February 2021 – 20 May 2024
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
In office
16 January 2017 – 23 May 2017
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
33rd Minister of National Defense
In office
26 February 2018 – 23 February 2021
Prime MinisterWilliam Lai
Su Tseng-chang
Vice Minister
Preceded byFeng Shih-kuan
Succeeded byChiu Kuo-cheng
20th Secretary-General of the National Security Council
In office
18 May 2017 – 26 February 2018
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
DeputyTsai Ming-yen
Preceded byJoseph Wu
Succeeded byDavid Lee
24th Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces
In office
30 January 2015 – 30 November 2016
DeputyPu Tze-chun
Preceded byKao Kuang-chi
Succeeded byChiu Kuo-cheng
5th Commander of the ROC Army
In office
16 January 2014 – 29 January 2015
Preceded byLee Shying-jow
Succeeded byChiu Kuo-cheng
7th Vice Minister of Armaments of National Defense
In office
16 August 2013 – 15 January 2014
MinisterYen Ming
Preceded byKao Kuang-chi
Succeeded byLee Shying-jow
Personal details
Born (1952-11-14) 14 November 1952 (age 71)
Cianjhen, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
CitizenshipTaiwanese
Political partyIndependent
SpouseChu Tai-ying
RelativesYen Teh-tsai (brother)
Alma materRepublic of China Military Academy
Tri-service University
Nickname"Brother Fa"
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service Republic of China Army
Years of service1975–2016
Rank General (Chinese: Èrjí Shàngjiàng)
Battles/warsTyphoon Morakot

Yen Teh-fa (traditional Chinese: 嚴德發; simplified Chinese: 严德发; pinyin: Yán Défā; born 14 November 1952) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the ROC Army who has served as the minister of the Veterans Affairs Council since 2024. His ancestral home was in Nanjing. He was previously the Minister of National Defense and the secretary-general of the National Security Council. He was the chief of the general staff of the ROC armed forces from 30 January 2015 until 1 December 2016. He was the vice minister for armaments of the National Defense Ministry (MND) from 9 August 2013 until 15 January 2014.