Yen Ming

Yen Ming
嚴明
30th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
8 August 2013  30 January 2015
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
DeputyYen Teh-fa, Lee Shying-jow, Chiu Kuo-cheng, Andrew Hsia
Preceded byAndrew Yang
Kao Kuang-chi (acting)
Succeeded byKao Kuang-chi
22nd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
16 January 2013  7 August 2013
Preceded byLin Chen-yi
Succeeded byKao Kuang-chi
4th Commander of the Republic of China Air Force
In office
June 2011  15 January 2013
Preceded byLei Yu-chi
Succeeded byLiu Chen-wu
Personal details
Born (1949-11-14) 14 November 1949
Yunlin, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationRepublic 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 service1971–2013
Rank General
Battles/warsThird 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.