Yen Ming
Yen Ming | |
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| 嚴明 | |
| 30th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
| In office 8 August 2013 – 30 January 2015 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Deputy | Yen Teh-fa, Lee Shying-jow, Chiu Kuo-cheng, Andrew Hsia |
| Preceded by | Andrew Yang Kao Kuang-chi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| 22nd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |
| In office 16 January 2013 – 7 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Chen-yi |
| Succeeded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| 4th Commander of the Republic of China Air Force | |
| In office June 2011 – 15 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lei Yu-chi |
| Succeeded by | Liu Chen-wu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1949 Yunlin, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Education | Republic of China Air Force Academy (BS) National Defense University (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Branch/service | Republic of China Air Force |
| Years of service | 1971–2013 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Yen Ming (traditional Chinese: 嚴明; simplified Chinese: 严明; pinyin: Yán Míng; born 14 November 1949) was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 8 August 2013 to 30 January 2015.