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| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| 參謀總長 (Chinese) | |
 Standard of the Chief of the General Staff | |
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| Republic of China Armed Forces | |
| Member of | General Staff Headquarters |
| Reports to |  Minister of National Defense |
| Formation | 23 May 1946 |
| First holder | Chen Cheng |
| Deputy | Executive Vice Chief of General Staff |
TheChief of the General Staff (Chinese:參謀總長) is thechief of defence of theRepublic of China Armed Forces inTaiwan.
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cheng, ChenGeneral Chen Cheng (陳誠) (1897–1965) | 23 May 1946 | 12 May 1948 | 1 year, 355 days |  Republic of China Army | |
| 2 |  | Zhutong, GuGeneral Gu Zhutong (顧祝同) (1893–1987) | 13 May 1948 | 24 March 1950 | 1 year, 315 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 3 | ![Zhou Zhi-rou [zh] (周至柔)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aZhou_Zhirou_1950.jpg) | Zhi-rou, ZhouGeneral Zhou Zhi-rou [zh] (周至柔) (1899–1986) | 25 March 1950 | 30 June 1954 | 4 years, 97 days |  Republic of China Air Force | |
| 4 | ![Gui Yong-qing [zh] (桂永清)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aGui_Yongqing.jpg) | Yong-qing, GuiAdmiral Gui Yong-qing [zh] (桂永清) (1901–1954) | 1 July 1954 | 17 August 1954 † | 47 days |  Republic of China Navy | |
| 5 | .jpg) | Meng-chi, PengGeneral Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | 18 August 1954 | 30 June 1957 | 2 years, 316 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 6 |  | Shu-ming, WangGeneral Wang Shu-ming (王叔銘) (1905–1998) | 1 July 1957 | 30 June 1959 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Air Force | |
| 7 | | Meng-chi, PengSenior General Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | 1 July 1959 | 30 June 1965 | 5 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 8 | ![Ni Yue-si [zh] (黎玉璽)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aAdmiral_Ni_Yue-si_%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E7%25B8%25BD%25E5%258F%25B8%25E4%25BB%25A4%25E9%25BB%258E%25E7%258E%2589%25E7%2592%25BD%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587_(U.S._Navy_7th_Fleet_Commander_Vice_Admiral_Thomas_H._Moorer_calls_on_ROC_Defense_Minister_Yu_Ta-wei_%25E7%25BE%258E%25E5%259C%258B%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E7%25AC%25AC%25E4%25B8%2583%25E8%2589%25A6%25E9%259A%258A%25E5%258F%25B8%25E4%25BB%25A4%25E7%25A9%2586%25E5%258B%2592%25E4%25B8%25AD%25E5%25B0%2587%25E6%258B%259C%25E6%259C%2583%25E5%259C%258B%25E9%2598%25B2%25E9%2583%25A8%25E9%2595%25B7%25E4%25BF%259E%25E5%25A4%25A7%25E7%25B6%25AD).jpg) | Yue-si, NiSenior Admiral Ni Yue-si [zh] (黎玉璽) (1914–2003) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1967 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 9 | _Kao_Kuei-yuan_%25E9%2599%25B8%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E9%25AB%2598%25E9%25AD%2581%25E5%2585%2583.jpg) | Kuei-yuan, KaoSenior General Kao Kuei-yuan (高魁元) (1907–2012) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1970 | 4 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 10 | ![Lai Ming-tang [zh] (賴名湯)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aGeneral_Lai_Ming-Tang_(cropped_from_KN-C18442._Meeting_with_and_Luncheon_in_Honor_of_Chen_Cheng%2c_Vice_President_of_the_Republic_of_China).jpg) | Ming-tang, LaiSenior General Lai Ming-tang [zh] (賴名湯) (1911–1984) | 1 July 1970 | 30 June 1976 | 5 years, 365 days | Republic of China Air Force | |
| 11 | ![Song Chang-chih [zh] (宋長志)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSong_Chang-chih_%25E5%25AE%258B%25E9%2595%25B7%25E5%25BF%2597.jpg) | Chang-chih, SongSenior Admiral Song Chang-chih [zh] (宋長志) (1916–2002) | 1 July 1976 | 30 November 1981 | 5 years, 152 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 12 | _Hau_Pei-tsun_%25E9%2599%25B8%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E9%2583%259D%25E6%259F%258F%25E6%259D%2591.jpg) | Pei-tsun, HauSenior General Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) (1919–2020) | 1 December 1981 | 4 December 1989 | 8 years, 3 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 13 | _Senior_General_Chen_Hsing-ling_%25E7%25A9%25BA%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%2580%25E7%25B4%259A%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E9%2599%25B3%25E7%2587%258A%25E9%25BD%25A1.png) | Hsing-ling, ChenSenior General Chen Hsing-ling (陳燊齡) (1926–2017) | 5 December 1989 | 4 December 1991 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Air Force | |
| 14 | _Liu_Ho-chien_%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E5%258A%2589%25E5%2592%258C%25E8%25AC%2599_201611221821_114287.png) | Ho-chien, LiuSenior Admiral Liu Ho-chien (劉和謙) (1926–2023) | 5 December 1991 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 207 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 15 | ![Luo Ben-li [zh] (羅本立)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSenior_General_(ROCA)_Luo_Ben-li_%25E9%2599%25B8%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%2580%25E7%25B4%259A%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E7%25BE%2585%25E6%259C%25AC%25E7%25AB%258B.jpg) | Ben-li, LuoSenior General Luo Ben-li [zh] (羅本立) (1927–2018) | 1 July 1995 | 4 March 1998 | 2 years, 246 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 16 | _Tang_Fei_%25E7%25A9%25BA%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%2580%25E7%25B4%259A%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E5%2594%2590%25E9%25A3%259B.jpg) | Fei, TangSenior General Tang Fei (唐飛) (born 1932) | 5 March 1998 | 31 January 1999 | 332 days | Republic of China Air Force | |
| 17 | _Tang_Yao-ming_%25E9%2599%25B8%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%2580%25E7%25B4%259A%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E6%25B9%25AF%25E6%259B%259C%25E6%2598%258E.jpg) | Yao-ming, TangSenior General Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明) (1938–2021) | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | 2 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 18 | _Lee_Jye_%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E7%25B8%25BD%25E5%258F%25B8%25E4%25BB%25A4%25E6%259D%258E%25E5%2582%2591%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587.png) | Jye, LeeSenior Admiral Lee Jye (李傑) (born 1940) | 1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 2 years, 108 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 19 | _Lee_Tien-yu_%25E7%25A9%25BA%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%2580%25E7%25B4%259A%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E6%259D%258E%25E5%25A4%25A9%25E7%25BE%25BD.jpg) | Tien-yu, LeeSenior General Lee Tien-yu (李天羽) (1946–2024) | 20 May 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 2 years, 256 days | Republic of China Air Force | |
| 20 | ![Huo Shou-yeh [zh] (霍守業)](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSenior_General_Huoh_Shoou-yeh_%25E9%2599%25B8%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%2580%25E7%25B4%259A%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E9%259C%258D%25E5%25AE%2588%25E6%25A5%25AD.jpg) | Shou-yeh, HuoSenior General Huo Shou-yeh [zh] (霍守業) (born 1943) | 1 February 2007 | 4 February 2009 | 2 years, 3 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 21 |  | Chen-yi, LinSenior Admiral Lin Chen-yi (林鎮夷) (born 1945) | 5 February 2009 | 16 January 2013 | 3 years, 346 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 22 | _Yen_Ming_%25E7%25A9%25BA%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E5%259A%25B4%25E6%2598%258E.jpg) | Ming, YenGeneral Yen Ming (嚴明) (born 1949) | 17 January 2013 | 7 August 2013 | 202 days | Republic of China Air Force | |
| 23 | _Kao_Kuang-chi_%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E9%25AB%2598%25E5%25BB%25A3%25E5%259C%25BB.jpg) | Kuang-chi, KaoAdmiral Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) (born 1950) | 8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 1 year, 175 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 24 | _Chief_of_the_ROCA_General_Yen_Teh-fa_Opening_Speech_in_ROCMA_Open_Day_20140531.jpg) | Teh-fa, YenGeneral Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發) (born 1952) | 31 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 1 year, 304 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 25 | _General_Chiu_Kuo-cheng_%25E9%2599%25B8%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E9%2582%25B1%25E5%259C%258B%25E6%25AD%25A3_(03.29_%25E7%25B8%25BD%25E7%25B5%25B1%25E4%25B8%25BB%25E6%258C%2581%25E3%2580%258C%25E4%25B8%25AD%25E8%258F%25AF%25E6%25B0%2591%25E5%259C%258B106%25E5%25B9%25B4%25E5%2590%2591%25E5%2585%2588%25E7%25A5%2596%25E6%259A%25A8%25E5%25BF%25A0%25E7%2583%2588%25E6%25AE%2589%25E8%2581%25B7%25E4%25BA%25BA%25E5%2593%25A1%25E8%2587%25B4%25E7%25A5%25AD%25E3%2580%258D_33328174510_27b5a8e266_o).jpg) | Kuo-cheng, ChiuGeneral Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) (born 1953) [1] | 1 December 2016 | 28 April 2017 | 149 days | Republic of China Army | |
| 26 | _Promotion_of_Lee_Hsi-ming_to_Admiral_%25E6%259D%258E%25E5%2596%259C%25E6%2598%258E%25E6%2599%2589%25E4%25BB%25BB%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587_(20150130_%25E7%25B8%25BD%25E7%25B5%25B1%25E4%25B8%25BB%25E6%258C%2581%25E5%259C%258B%25E8%25BB%258D%25E9%2587%258D%25E8%25A6%2581%25E5%25B9%25B9%25E9%2583%25A8%25E6%2599%2589%25E4%25BB%25BB%25E5%25B8%2583%25E9%2581%2594%25E6%258E%2588%25E9%259A%258E%25E5%2585%25B8%25E7%25A6%25AE).png) | Hsi-ming, LeeAdmiral Lee Hsi-ming (李喜明) (born 1955) [1] | 28 April 2017 | 1 July 2019 | 2 years, 64 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 27 |  | Yi-ming, ShenGeneral Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴) (1957–2020) | 1 July 2019 | 2 January 2020 † | 216 days | Republic of China Air Force | [2] |
| – | _Admiral_Liu_Chih-pin_%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E5%258A%2589%25E5%25BF%2597%25E6%2596%258C_(20200116_%25E6%25B5%25B7%25E8%25BB%258D%25E5%258F%25B8%25E4%25BB%25A4).png) | Chin-pin, LiuAdmiral Liu Chih-pin (劉志斌) (born 1962) Acting | 2 January 2020 | 15 January 2020 | 13 days | Republic of China Navy | |
| 28 |  | Shu-kuang, HuangAdmiral Huang Shu-kuang (黃曙光) (born 1957) | 15 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 1 year, 166 days | Republic of China Navy | [3] |
| 29 | _General_Chen_Pao-yu_%25E9%2599%25B8%25E8%25BB%258D%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%25B0%2587%25E9%2599%25B3%25E5%25AF%25B6%25E9%25A4%2598_(20170428_%25E7%25B8%25BD%25E7%25B5%25B1%25E4%25B8%25BB%25E6%258C%2581%25E3%2580%258C%25E5%259C%258B%25E8%25BB%258D%25E9%2587%258D%25E8%25A6%2581%25E9%25AB%2598%25E9%259A%258E%25E5%25B9%25B9%25E9%2583%25A8%25E6%258E%2588%25E5%258B%25B3%25E6%259A%25A8%25E6%2599%2589%25E4%25BB%25BB%25E4%25BD%2588%25E9%2581%2594%25E6%258E%2588%25E9%259A%258E%25E5%2585%25B8%25E7%25A6%25AE%25E3%2580%258D_01m16s).jpg) | Pao-yu, ChenGeneral Chen Pao-yu (陳寶餘) (born 1958) | 1 July 2021 | 30 April 2023 | 1 year, 303 days | Republic of China Army | [4][5] |
| 30 | | Chia-shu, MeiAdmiral Mei Chia-shu (梅家樹) (born 1963) | 1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 210 days | Republic of China Navy | [6] |
