Lee Hsi-ming
Lee Hsi-ming | |
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| 李喜明 | |
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| 26th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |
| In office 1 May 2017 – 30 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Shen Yi-ming |
| 10th Deputy Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 June 2016 – 30 April 2017 | |
| Minister | Feng Shih-kuan |
| Preceded by | Chen Yeong-kang |
| Succeeded by | Pu Tze-chun |
| 6th Commander of the Republic of China Navy | |
| In office 30 January 2015 – 31 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Yeong-kang |
| Succeeded by | Huang Shu-kuang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1955 Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  Republic of China Navy |
| Years of service | 1970–2019 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Lee Hsi-ming (Chinese: 李喜明; pinyin: Lǐ Xǐmíng; Wade–Giles: Li Hsi-ming), also known as Lee Hsi-min,[1] is an admiral of the Republic of China (Taiwan), now currently serves as the senior research fellow of the Project 2049 Institute at Washington, D.C.
His major assignments includes the Chief of the General Staff (since 2017),[2] Vice Minister (Policy) of National Defense (from 2016 to 2017), and Commander of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN, from 2015[3][4] to 2016). In June 2019, Lee was awarded the Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Grand Cordon.[5] He retired on 1 July 2019.[6] Lee graduated from the 1977 class of the ROC Naval Academy and the 1998 class of the U.S. Naval War College.
References
- ^ "Welcome to the Republic of China Navy website". Republic of China Navy (ROCN). 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ 陳建興 (2017-04-28). "馮部長主持參謀總長任職布達 李喜明上將接任" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 軍聞社 (Military News Agency). Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "Admiral Kao Kuang-chi succeeds Yen Ming as defense minister". Taiwan News. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ^ "Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle". DefenseNews. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ Su, Yung-yao; Hsiao, Sherry (27 June 2019). "Chief of general staff given military order after nearly 50 years of service". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Yu, Matt; Chung, Yu-chen (1 July 2019). "Taiwan's new chief of military staff takes office". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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