Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)





































Ministry of National Defense
國防部
Guófángbù (Mandarin)
Koet-fòng Phu (Hakka)

ROC Ministry of National Defense Flag.svg
Flag of the Ministry of National Defense


ROC Ministry of National Defense Seal.svg
Emblem of the Ministry of National Defense

Agency overview
Formed 1912 (as Ministry of War)
1946 (as MND)
Jurisdiction
 Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters
Zhongshan, Taipei
Ministers responsible


  • Yen Teh-fa, Minister

  • Adm. Shen Yi-ming, Vice Minister (Policy)

  • Gen. Chang Guan-chung, Vice Minister (Armaments)

Parent agency Executive Yuan
Website
www.mnd.gov.tw (in Chinese)
www.mnd.gov.tw/English/ (in English)

The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (MND; Chinese: 中華民國國防部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guófángbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok Kok-hông-pō͘) is a cabinet-level agency under the Executive Yuan responsible for all defense and military affairs of Taiwan. The MND is headed by Minister Yen Teh-fa.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Headquarters


  • 3 Budget


  • 4 Organizational structure


    • 4.1 Military institutions


    • 4.2 Military authorities


    • 4.3 Headquarter departments


    • 4.4 Secondary or Affiliated authorities


    • 4.5 General Staff Headquarters




  • 5 List of Ministers of War


  • 6 List of Ministers of National Defence


    • 6.1 Ministers of National Defense




  • 7 See also


  • 8 Notes


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





History




ROC Ministry of National Defense former headquarters


The MND was originally established as Ministry of War in 1912 at the creation of the Republic of China. It was changed to the Ministry of National Defense in 1946. The Law of National Defense and the Organic Law of the ministry were officially promulgated for implementation on 1 March 2002.[1]


On 8 December 2014, the ministry moved out from its building from the previous one at Boai Building in Zhongzheng District to the current one in Dazhi area at Zhongshan District, where it houses the Air Force Command Headquarters, Navy Command Headquarters and Hengshan Military Command Center.[2] The completion of the building had been delayed for nearly two decades due to the compound original architecture and the bankruptcy of the project's original contractor. The planning for the new building and relocation had been done since 1997.[3] The official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on 27 December 2014.[4]



Headquarters




ROC Ministry of National Defense headquarters


The headquarters of the military was originally in eastern Nanjing near Ming Palace.
Today it is located in Dazhi area of Zhongshan District in Taipei. The 8-story main building was constructed at a cost of NT$15.8 billion, spreading over 19.5 hectares of area, which houses office buildings, dormitories and other facilities, such as post office, barbershop, sports center, conference hall and sport center to accommodate its 3,000 military personnel stationed there. It also includes several annex buildings around.[5]


The security features of the building include fingerprint and eye scanners that restrict access to certain areas, sensors that can detect vehicles in the unauthorized areas and that may carry explosives and bollards on the compound to block unauthorized vehicles. The compound also has eco-friendly features, such as stone walls, aluminum and low-emission exterior glass panels. The central air conditioning system is provided by ice storage system to reduce peak load electricity demand. The building also has rainwater collecting facilities which can store up to 1,000 tons of water, complete with its waste water treatment and filtering systems.[4]



Budget


The current annual defense budget for Taiwan is NT$320 billion.[6]



Organizational structure





Armed Forces Reserve Command




Air Force Command Headquarters




National Defense Procurement Office





Armaments Bureau



Military institutions



  • Armed Forces Reserve Command (後備指揮部)

  • Military Police Command (憲兵指揮部)

  • Symphonic Band of the Ministry of National Defense (国防部交响乐队)



Military authorities



  • Army Command Headquarters (陸軍司令部)

  • Navy Command Headquarters (海軍司令部)

  • Air Force Command Headquarters (空軍司令部)



Headquarter departments



  • Department of Strategic Planning (戰略規劃司)

  • Department of Resources Planning (資源規劃司)

  • Department of Military Justice (法律事務司)

  • Department of Integrated Assessment (整合評估司)

  • Office of the Inspector General (總督察長室)

  • All-out Defense Mobilization Office (全民防衛動員室)

  • National Defense Procurement Office (國防採購室)

  • National Defense Technology Division (國防科技處, after 1 January 2017)[7]

  • Administration Office (政務辦公室)

  • Personnel Office (人事室)

  • Ethics Office (政風室)

  • Accounting Office (主計室)



Secondary or Affiliated authorities




  • Political Warfare Bureau (政治作戰局)


  • Armaments Bureau (軍備局)


  • Comptroller Bureau (主計局)


  • Medical Affairs Bureau (軍醫局)



General Staff Headquarters



  • Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Personnel (人事參謀次長室)

  • Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Intelligence (情報參謀次長室)

  • Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Operations and Planning (作戰及計畫參謀次長室)

  • Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Logistics (後勤參謀次長室)

  • Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Communications, Electronics and Information (通信電子資訊參謀次長室)

  • Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Training (訓練參謀次長室)[8]

  • Communication Development Office (電訊發展室)

  • Missile Command of the General Staff (參謀本部飛彈指揮部)



List of Ministers of War





Duan Qirui, the 1st Minister of War


1. Ministers of War during the Republic of China (1912-1928) (歷代陸軍總長):




  • Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1912–1915; 1st time


  • Zhou Ziqi (周自齊):1913–1914


  • Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1914–1916; 1st time


  • Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1916–1917; 2nd time


  • Zhang Shiyu (張士鈺):1917


  • Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1917; 2nd time


  • Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1917; 3rd time


  • Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1917–1918; 3rd time


  • Duan Zhigui (段芝貴):1918–1919


  • Jin Yunpeng (靳雲鵬):1919–1921; 1st time


  • Cai Chengxun (蔡成勛):1921


  • Bao Guiqing (鮑貴卿):1921–1922


  • Wu Peifu (吳佩孚):1922


  • Zhang Shaozeng (張紹增):1922–1923


  • Wang Tan (王坦):1923; 1st time


  • Jin Shaozeng (金紹曾):1923–1924; 2nd time


  • Lu Jin (陸錦):1924


  • Li Shucheng (李書城):1924


  • Wu Guangxin (吳光新):1924–1925


  • Jia Deyao (賈德耀):1925–1926; Anhui clique


  • Zhang Jinghui (張景惠):1926–1927


  • He Fenglin (何豐林):1927–1928


2. Ministers of War during the National Government of the Republic of China (歷代軍政部長):




  • Feng Yuxiang (馮玉祥):1928–1929; Kuomintang


  • Lu Zhonglin (鹿鍾麟):1929; Kuomintang


  • Chen Yi (陳儀):1929; Kuomintang


  • Lu Zhonglin (鹿鍾麟):1929; Kuomintang


  • Zhu Shouguang (朱綬光):1929–1930; Kuomintang


  • He Yingqin (何應欽):1930–1944; Kuomintang


  • Chen Cheng (陳誠):1944–1946; Kuomintang


3. Ministers of the Navy during the Republic of China (1912-1928) (歷代海軍總長):




  • Liu Guanxiong (劉冠雄):1912–1916; 1st time


  • Cheng Biguang (程璧光):1916–1917; 1st time


  • Sa Zhenbing (薩鎮冰):1917; 1st time


  • Liu Guanxiong (劉冠雄):1917–1919; 2nd time


  • Sa Zhenbing (薩鎮冰):1919–1921; 2nd time


  • Li Dingxin (李鼎新):1921–1924; 2nd time


  • Du Xigui (杜鍚圭):1924; 1st time


  • Lin Jianzhang (林建章):1924–1925; 1st time


  • Du Xigui (杜鍚圭):1925–1927; 2nd time


4. Ministers of the Navy during the National Government of the Republic of China (歷代海軍部長):




  • Yang Shuzhuang (楊樹莊):1929–1932; Kuomintang


  • Chen Shaokuan (陳紹寬):1932–1938; Kuomintang


5. Chiefs of Staff during the Republic of China (1912-1928) (歷代參謀總長):




  • Huang Xing (黄興):1912; 1st time


  • Xu Shaozhen(徐紹楨):1912; 1st time


  • Li Yuanhong (黎元洪):1912–1915; 1st time


  • Feng Guozhang (馮國璋):1915–1916; 1st time


  • Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1916; 1st time


  • Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1916–1917; 1st time


  • Yin Chang (蔭昌):1917–1919; 1st time


  • Zhang Huaizhi (張懷芝):1919–1924; 1st time


  • Li Liejun (李烈鈞):1924–1925; 1st time


  • Yang Sen (楊森):1925–1926; 1st time


  • Liu Ruxian (劉汝賢):1926; 1st time


  • Liu Xiang (劉湘):1926–1927; 1st time


6. Chiefs of Staff during the National Government of the Republic of China (歷代參謀總長):




  • Li Jishen (李濟深):1928–1929; Kuomintang


  • He Yingqin (何應欽):1929; Kuomintang


  • Zhu Peide (朱培德):1929–1932; Kuomintang


  • Chiang Kai-shek (蔣中正):1932–1935; Kuomintang


  • Cheng Qian (程潛):1935–1938; Kuomintang


  • He Yingqin (何應欽):1938–1946; Kuomintang


7. Directors of Training (歷代訓練總監部長):




  • He Yingqin (何應欽):1928–1931; Kuomintang


  • Li Jishen (李濟深):1931–1933; Kuomintang


  • Zhu Peide (朱培德):1933–1934; Kuomintang


  • Tang Shengzhi (唐生智):1934–1938; Kuomintang


  • Bai Chongxi (白崇禧):1938–1946; Kuomintang


8. 歷代軍事參議院長:




  • Li Zongren (李宗仁):1928–1929; Kuomintang


  • Tang Shengzhi (唐生智):1929–1931; Kuomintang


  • Zhang Jinghui (張景惠):1931; Kuomintang


  • Zhang Yipeng (張翼鵬):1931–1934; Kuomintang


  • Chen Tiaoyuan (陳調元):1934–1943; Kuomintang


  • Li Jishen (李濟深):1943–1945; Kuomintang


  • Long Yun (龍雲):1945–1946; Kuomintang



List of Ministers of National Defence





Pai Chung-hsi, the 1st Minister of National Defense





Yen Teh-fa, the current Minister of National Defense



Ministers of National Defense


For ministers that retired from the Armed Forces to serve, the Service column denotes their military branch before retirement.[9]



























































































































































































































































































































































































Minister of National Defense Took office Left office Time in office Party Defence branch Premier
1

Bai Chongxi (白崇禧)


Chongxi, BaiBai Chongxi (白崇禧)
(1893–1966)
23 May 1946 2 June 1948
7002741000000000000♠2 years, 10 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

T. V. Soong
Chiang Kai-shek
Chang Ch'ün
Weng Wenhao
2

He Yingqin (何應欽)


Yingqin, HeHe Yingqin (何應欽)
(1890–1987)
3 June 1948 21 December 1948
7002201000000000000♠201 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
3

Xu Yongchang (徐永昌)


Yongchang, XuXu Yongchang (徐永昌)
(1885–1959)
22 December 1948 30 April 1949
7002129000000000000♠129 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Sun Fo
He Yingqin
(2)

He Yingqin (何應欽)


Yingqin, HeHe Yingqin (何應欽)
(1890–1987)
1 May 1949 11 June 1949
7001410000000000000♠41 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
4

Yan Xishan (閻錫山)


Xishan, YanYan Xishan (閻錫山)
(1883–1960)
12 June 1949 31 January 1950
7002233000000000000♠233 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army
Yan Xishan
5

Gu Zhutong (顧祝同)


Zhutong, GuGu Zhutong (顧祝同)
(1893–1987)
1 February 1950 31 March 1950
7001580000000000000♠58 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng
6

Yu Ta-wei [zh] (俞大維)


Ta-wei, YuYu Ta-wei [zh] (俞大維)
(1897–1993)
1 April 1950 28 February 1951
7002333000000000000♠333 days
Independent
 Republic of China Army
Chen Cheng
7

Kuo Chi-chiao [zh] (郭寄嶠)


Chi-chiao, KuoKuo Chi-chiao [zh] (郭寄嶠)
(1902–1998)
1 March 1951 31 May 1954
7003118700000000000♠3 years, 91 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army
Chen Cheng
(6)

Yu Ta-wei [zh] (俞大維)


Ta-wei, YuYu Ta-wei [zh] (俞大維)
(1897–1993)
1 June 1954 13 January 1965
7003387900000000000♠10 years, 226 days
Independent
 Republic of China Army

Chen Cheng
Yu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng
Yen Chia-kan
8

Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國)


Ching-kuo, ChiangChiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國)
(1910–1988)
14 January 1965 30 June 1969
7003162800000000000♠4 years, 167 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army
Yen Chia-kan
9

Huang Chieh (黄杰)


Chieh, HuangHuang Chieh (黄杰)
(1902–1995)
1 July 1969 31 May 1972
7003106500000000000♠2 years, 335 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
10

Chen Ta-ching (陳大慶)


Ta-ching, ChenChen Ta-ching (陳大慶)
(1904–1973)
1 June 1972 30 June 1973
7002394000000000000♠1 year, 29 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army
Chiang Ching-kuo
11

Kao Kuei-yuan [zh] (高魁元)


Kuei-yuan, KaoKao Kuei-yuan [zh] (高魁元)
(1907–2012)
1 July 1973 19 November 1981
7003306300000000000♠8 years, 141 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Chiang Ching-kuo
Sun Yun-suan
12

Song Chang-chih [zh] (宋長志)


Chang-chih, SongSong Chang-chih [zh] (宋長志)
(1916–2002)
1 December 1981 30 June 1986
7003167200000000000♠4 years, 211 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Navy

Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
13

Wang Daoyuan [zh] (汪道淵)


Daoyuan, WangWang Daoyuan [zh] (汪道淵)
(1913–2011)
1 July 1986 28 April 1987
7002301000000000000♠301 days
Kuomintang Civilian Yu Kuo-hua
14

Cheng Wei-yuan (鄭為元)


Wei-yuan, ChengCheng Wei-yuan (鄭為元)
(1913–1993)
29 April 1987 4 December 1989
7002950000000000000♠2 years, 219 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
15

Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村)


Pei-tsun, HauHau Pei-tsun (郝柏村)
(born 1919)
5 December 1989 31 May 1991
7002542000000000000♠1 year, 177 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army
Lee Huan
16

Chen Li-an (陳履安)


Li-an, ChenChen Li-an (陳履安)
(born 1937)
1 June 1991 26 February 1993
7002636000000000000♠1 year, 270 days
Kuomintang Civilian
Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
17

Sun Chen (born 1934) [zh] (孫震)


Chen, SunSun Chen (born 1934) [zh] (孫震)
(born 1934)
27 February 1993 15 December 1994
7002656000000000000♠1 year, 291 days
Kuomintang Civilian Lien Chan
18

Chiang Chung-ling (蔣仲苓)


Chung-ling, ChiangChiang Chung-ling (蔣仲苓)
(1922–2015)
16 December 1994 31 January 1999
7003150700000000000♠4 years, 46 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
19

Tang Fei (唐飛)


Fei, TangTang Fei (唐飛)
(born 1932)
1 February 1999 19 May 2000
7002473000000000000♠1 year, 108 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Air Force
Vincent Siew
20

Wu Shih-wen (伍世文)


Shih-wen, WuWu Shih-wen (伍世文)
(born 1934)
20 May 2000 31 January 2002
7002621000000000000♠1 year, 256 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Navy

Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung
21

Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明)


Yao-ming, TangTang Yao-ming (湯曜明)
(born 1938)
[a]
1 February 2002 19 May 2004
7002838000000000000♠2 years, 108 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army
Yu Shyi-kun
22

Lee Jye (李傑)


Jye, LeeLee Jye (李傑)
(born 1940)
[b]
20 May 2004 19 May 2007
7003109400000000000♠2 years, 364 days
Independent
 Republic of China Navy

Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang
23

Lee Tien-yu (李天羽)


Tien-yu, LeeLee Tien-yu (李天羽)
(born 1940)
20 May 2007 24 February 2008
7002280000000000000♠280 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Air Force

Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung
24

Michael Tsai (蔡明憲)


Tsai, MichaelMichael Tsai (蔡明憲)
(born 1941)
25 February 2008 19 May 2008
7001840000000000000♠84 days
DPP Civilian Chang Chun-hsiung
25

Chen Chao-min (陳肇敏)


Chao-min, ChenChen Chao-min (陳肇敏)
(born 1940)
20 May 2008 9 September 2009
7002477000000000000♠1 year, 112 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Air Force
Liu Chao-shiuan
26

Kao Hua-chu (高華柱)


Hua-chu, KaoKao Hua-chu (高華柱)
(born 1946)
10 September 2009 31 July 2013
7003142000000000000♠3 years, 324 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Army

Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
27

Andrew Yang (楊念祖)


Yang, AndrewAndrew Yang (楊念祖)
(born 1946)
1 August 2013 7 August 2013
7000600000000000000♠6 days
Independent Civilian Jiang Yi-huah
28

Yen Ming (嚴明)


Ming, YenYen Ming (嚴明)
(born 1949)
8 August 2013 30 January 2015
7002540000000000000♠1 year, 175 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Air Force

Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
29

Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻)


Kuang-chi, KaoKao Kuang-chi (高廣圻)
(born 1950)
31 January 2015 19 May 2016
7002474000000000000♠1 year, 109 days
Kuomintang
 Republic of China Navy

Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
30

Feng Shih-kuan (馮世寬)


Shih-kuan, FengFeng Shih-kuan (馮世寬)
(born 1945)
20 May 2016 26 February 2018
7002647000000000000♠1 year, 282 days
Independent
 Republic of China Air Force

Lin Chuan
William Lai
31

Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發)


Teh-fa, YenYen Teh-fa (嚴德發)
(born 1952)
26 February 2018 Incumbent
7002398000000000000♠1 year, 33 days
Independent
 Republic of China Army

William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II


See also



  • Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)

  • Chinese Republic Ministry of War

  • National Revolutionary Army


  • Republic of China Armed Forces

    • Republic of China Army


    • Republic of China Navy
      • Republic of China Marine Corps


    • Republic of China Air Force

    • Republic of China Military Police





Notes





  1. ^ Kuomintang membership suspended.


  2. ^ KMT membership revoked.




References





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External links








  • Official website of the Ministry of National Defense (in Chinese)


  • Official website of the Ministry of National Defense (English)










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