Lee Tien-yu

Lee Tien-yu
李天羽
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2007  24 February 2008
Preceded byLee Jye
Succeeded byMichael Tsai
Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
20 May 2004  31 January 2007
Preceded byLee Jye
Succeeded byHuo Shou-yeh
Personal details
Born(1946-05-23)23 May 1946
Shandong, China
Died12 December 2024(2024-12-12) (aged 78)
Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang

Lee Tien-yu (Chinese: 李天羽; pinyin: Lǐ Tiānyǔ; Wade–Giles: Li T'ien-yü; 23 May 1946 – 12 December 2024) was a ROC Air Force general and defense minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He took office after the new premier, Chang, was inaugurated. Lee died of pneumonia complications at the Tri-Service General Hospital on 12 December 2024, at the age of 78.