Kao Kuang-chi

Kao Kuang-chi (Chinese: 高廣圻; pinyin: Gāo Guǎngqí; born 9 March 1950) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.

Admiral Kao Kuang-chi in 2008.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Kao.
Kao Kuang-chi
高廣圻
31st Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
31 January 2015 – 20 May 2016
DeputyLiu Chen-wu, Cheng Te-mei, Chen Yeong-kang
Preceded byYen Ming
Succeeded byFeng Shih-kuan
23rd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
8 August 2013 – 30 January 2015
Preceded byYen Ming
Succeeded byYen Teh-fa
Further information
Acting Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
7 August 2013 – 7 August 2013
Preceded byAndrew Yang
Succeeded byYen Ming
5th Deputy Minister (Armaments) of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
1 September 2012[1] – 6 August 2013
MinisterKao Hua-chu
Andrew Yang
Preceded byChao Shih-chan
Succeeded byYen Teh-fa[2]
26th Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
16 May 2011 – 1 September 2012
DeputyLei Yu-chi
Lee Shying-jow
Liu Chen-wu
Yen Teh-fa
ChiefLin Chen-yi
Preceded byWu Ta-peng
Succeeded byChen Yeong-kang
3rd Commander of the Republic of China Navy
In office
21 May 2009 – 16 May 2011
Preceded byWang Li-sheng
Succeeded byTung Hsiang-lung
Personal details
Born (1950-03-09) 9 March 1950
Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materUS Naval War College, Florida Institute of Technology
Military service
AllegianceRepublic of China
Branch/serviceRepublic of China Navy
Years of service1972–2015
RankAdmiral
Battles/warsThird Taiwan Strait Crisis

He was the acting Minister of National Defense from 7 August 2013 after the sudden resignation of Defense Minister Andrew Yang, just six days after taking his office after the previous Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu's resignation due to the controversial death of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu.

Kao Kuang-chi was succeeded by Yen Ming after his official appointment by the Executive Yuan on 8 August 2013. Kao Kuang-chi replaced Yen as the ROC Chief of the General Staff on 8 August 2013.[3]

Kao submitted his resignation on 8 April due to the Boeing AH-64 Apache scandal[4] in Taiwan. However, his resignation was rejected by President Ma Ying-jeou.

Minister of National Defense

Kao was inaugurated as the Minister of National Defense on 30 January 2015 in a ceremony presided by Minister without Portfolio Lin Junq-tzer in Taipei. During the handover ceremony, Lin praised his predecessor accomplishments during Yen's tenure in pushing for a complete military judicial system reforms and for better protecting human rights protection of military personnel.[5]


References
  1. "New Taiwan deputy defense minister named｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com". wantchinatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. "Army chief offered to quit twice on Hung death: MND - The China Post". chinapost.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. "Ma appoints General Yen Ming as defense minister - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. "Apology after military officer in Taiwan allows friends to sit in Apache attack helicopter". Hong Kong: South China Morinig Post. 2015-04-09.
  5. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/01/31/427846/New-Defense.htm
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