Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Chief
| body = the General Staff
| native_name = {{native name|zh|參謀總長}}
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| flag = ROC General Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense Flag.svg
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| flagcaption = Standard of the Chief of the General Staff
| image = File:海軍二級上將梅家樹2022.jpeg
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| incumbent = Mei Chia-shu
| acting =
| incumbentsince = 1 May 2023
| department = Republic of China Armed Forces
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| member_of = General Staff Headquarters
| reports_to = {{flagicon image|ROC Ministry of National Defense Flag.svg}} Minister of National Defense
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| formation = 23 May 1946
| first = Chen Cheng
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| deputy = Executive Vice Chief of General Staff
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The Chief of the General Staff ({{lang-zh|參謀總長}}) is the chief of defence of the Republic of China Armed Forces in Taiwan.
List of officeholders
{{Officeholder table start
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 1
| image = Chen Cheng.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Chen Cheng (陳誠)
| officeholder_sort = Cheng, Chen
| born_year = 1897
| died_year = 1965
| term_start = 23 May 1946
| term_end = 12 May 1948
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1946|5|23|1948|5|12}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 2
| image = Gu Zhutong photo 1962.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Gu Zhutong (顧祝同)
| officeholder_sort = Zhutong, Gu
| born_year = 1893
| died_year = 1987
| term_start = 13 May 1948
| term_end = 24 March 1950
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1948|5|13|1950|3|24}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 3
| image = Zhou Zhirou 1950.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = {{ill|Zhou Zhi-rou|zh|周至柔}} (周至柔)
| officeholder_sort = Zhi-rou, Zhou
| born_year = 1899
| died_year = 1986
| term_start = 25 March 1950
| term_end = 30 June 1954
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1950|3|25|1954|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 4
| image = Gui Yongqing.jpg
| military_rank = Admiral
| officeholder = {{ill|Gui Yong-qing|zh|桂永清}} (桂永清)
| officeholder_sort = Yong-qing, Gui
| born_year = 1901
| died_year = 1954
| died = y
| term_start = 1 July 1954
| term_end = 17 August 1954
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1954|7|1|1954|8|17}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 5
| image = Peng Mengji (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝)
| officeholder_sort = Meng-chi, Peng
| born_year = 1908
| died_year = 1997
| term_start = 18 August 1954
| term_end = 30 June 1957
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1954|8|18|1957|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 6
| image = Wang Shuming.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Wang Shu-ming (王叔銘)
| officeholder_sort = Shu-ming, Wang
| born_year = 1905
| died_year = 1998
| term_start = 1 July 1957
| term_end = 30 June 1959
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1957|7|1|1959|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 7
| image = Peng Mengji (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝)
| officeholder_sort = Meng-chi, Peng
| born_year = 1908
| died_year = 1997
| term_start = 1 July 1959
| term_end = 30 June 1965
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1959|7|1|1965|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 8
| image = Admiral Ni Yue-si 海軍總司令黎玉璽上將 (U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Thomas H. Moorer calls on ROC Defense Minister Yu Ta-wei 美國海軍第七艦隊司令穆勒中將拜會國防部長俞大維).jpg
| military_rank = Senior Admiral
| officeholder = {{ill|Ni Yue-si|zh|黎玉璽}} (黎玉璽)
| officeholder_sort = Yue-si, Ni
| born_year = 1914
| died_year = 2003
| term_start = 1 July 1965
| term_end = 30 June 1967
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1965|7|1|1967|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 9
| image = General (ROCA) Kao Kuei-yuan 陸軍上將高魁元.jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = {{ill|Kao Kuei-yuan|zh|高魁元}} (高魁元)
| officeholder_sort = Kuei-yuan, Kao
| born_year = 1907
| died_year = 2012
| term_start = 1 July 1965
| term_end = 30 June 1970
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1965|7|1|1970|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 10
| image = General Lai Ming-Tang (cropped from KN-C18442. Meeting with and Luncheon in Honor of Chen Cheng, Vice President of the Republic of China).jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = {{ill|Lai Ming-tang|zh|賴名湯}} (賴名湯)
| officeholder_sort = Ming-tang, Lai
| born_year = 1911
| died_year = 1984
| term_start = 1 July 1970
| term_end = 30 June 1976
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1970|7|1|1976|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 11
| image = Song Chang-chih 宋長志.jpg
| military_rank = Senior Admiral
| officeholder = {{ill|Song Chang-chih|zh|宋長志}} (宋長志)
| officeholder_sort = Chang-chih, Song
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1916
| died_year = 2002
| term_start = 1 July 1976
| term_end = 30 November 1981
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1976|7|1|1981|11|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 12
| image = General (ROCA) Hau Pei-tsun 陸軍上將郝柏村.jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村)
| officeholder_sort = Pei-tsun, Hau
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1919
| died_year = 2020
| term_start = 1 December 1981
| term_end = 4 December 1989
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1981|12|1|1989|12|4}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 13
| image = Air Force (ROCAF) Senior General Chen Hsing-ling 空軍一級上將陳燊齡.png
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = Chen Hsing-ling (陳燊齡)
| officeholder_sort = Hsing-ling, Chen
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1926
| died_year = 2017
| term_start = 5 December 1989
| term_end = 4 December 1991
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1989|12|5|1991|12|4}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 14
| image = Admiral (ROCN) Liu Ho-chien 海軍上將劉和謙 201611221821 114287.png
| military_rank = Senior Admiral
| officeholder = Liu Ho-chien (劉和謙)
| officeholder_sort = Ho-chien, Liu
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1926
| died_year = 2023
| term_start = 5 December 1991
| term_end = 30 June 1995
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|12|5|1995|6|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 15
| image = Senior General (ROCA) Luo Ben-li 陸軍一級上將羅本立.jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = {{ill|Luo Ben-li|zh|羅本立}} (羅本立)
| officeholder_sort = Ben-li, Luo
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1927
| died_year = 2018
| term_start = 1 July 1995
| term_end = 4 March 1998
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1995|7|1|1998|3|4}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 16
| image = Senior General (ROCAF) Tang Fei 空軍一級上將唐飛.jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = Tang Fei (唐飛)
| officeholder_sort = Fei, Tang
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1932
| died_year =
| term_start = 5 March 1998
| term_end = 31 January 1999
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1998|3|5|1999|1|31}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 17
| image = Senior General (ROCA) Tang Yao-ming 陸軍一級上將湯曜明.jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明)
| officeholder_sort = Yao-ming, Tang
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1938
| died_year = 2021
| term_start = 1 February 1999
| term_end = 31 January 2002
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|2|1|2002|1|31}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 18
| image = 201611221831 452561 Admiral (ROCN) Lee Jye 海軍總司令李傑上將.png
| military_rank = Senior Admiral
| officeholder = Lee Jye (李傑)
| officeholder_sort = Jye, Lee
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1940
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 February 2002
| term_end = 19 May 2004
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2002|2|1|2004|5|19}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 19
| image = Senior General (ROCAF) Lee Tien-yu 空軍一級上將李天羽.jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = Lee Tien-yu (李天羽)
| officeholder_sort = Tien-yu, Lee
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1946
| died_year = 2024
| term_start = 20 May 2004
| term_end = 31 January 2007
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2004|5|20|2007|1|31}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 20
| image = Senior General Huoh Shoou-yeh 陸軍一級上將霍守業.jpg
| military_rank = Senior General
| officeholder = {{ill|Huo Shou-yeh|zh|霍守業}} (霍守業)
| officeholder_sort = Shou-yeh, Huo
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1943
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 February 2007
| term_end = 4 February 2009
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2007|2|1|2009|2|4}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 21
| image = Senior Admiral Lin Chen-yi 海軍一級上將林鎮夷.jpg
| military_rank = Senior Admiral
| officeholder = Lin Chen-yi (林鎮夷)
| officeholder_sort = Chen-yi, Lin
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1945
| died_year =
| term_start = 5 February 2009
| term_end = 16 January 2013
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2009|2|5|2013|1|16}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 22
| image = General (ROCAF) Yen Ming 空軍上將嚴明.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Yen Ming (嚴明)
| officeholder_sort = Ming, Yen
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1949
| died_year =
| term_start = 17 January 2013
| term_end = 7 August 2013
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|1|17|2013|8|7}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 23
| image = Admiral (ROCN) Kao Kuang-chi 海軍上將高廣圻.jpg
| military_rank = Admiral
| officeholder = Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻)
| officeholder_sort = Kuang-chi, Kao
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1950
| died_year =
| term_start = 8 August 2013
| term_end = 30 January 2015
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|8|8|2015|1|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 24
| image = (cropped) Chief of the ROCA General Yen Teh-fa Opening Speech in ROCMA Open Day 20140531.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發)
| officeholder_sort = Teh-fa, Yen
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1952
| died_year =
| term_start = 31 January 2015
| term_end = 30 November 2016
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2015|1|31|2016|11|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 25
| image = Army (ROCA) General Chiu Kuo-cheng 陸軍上將邱國正 (03.29 總統主持「中華民國106年向先祖暨忠烈殉職人員致祭」 33328174510 27b5a8e266 o).jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正)
| officeholder_sort = Kuo-cheng, Chiu
| born_year = 1953
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 December 2016
| term_end = 28 April 2017
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2016|11|30|2017|04|28}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 26
| image = (Cropped) Promotion of Lee Hsi-ming to Admiral 李喜明晉任海軍上將 (20150130 總統主持國軍重要幹部晉任布達授階典禮).png
| military_rank = Admiral
| officeholder = Lee Hsi-ming (李喜明)
| officeholder_sort = Hsi-ming, Lee
| born_year = 1955
| died_year =
| term_start = 28 April 2017
| term_end = 1 July 2019
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2017|04|28|2019|07|01}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 27
| image = General Shen Yi-ming 空軍司令沈一鳴上將.png
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Shen Yi-ming
(沈一鳴)
| officeholder_sort = Yi-ming, Shen
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1957
| died_year = 2020
| died = y
| term_start = 1 July 2019
| term_end = 2 January 2020
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2019|07|01|2020|02|02}}
| defence_branch = {{air force|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = –
| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Liu Chih-pin 海軍上將劉志斌 (20200116 海軍司令).png
| military_rank = Admiral
| officeholder = Liu Chih-pin
(劉志斌)
| officeholder_sort = Chin-pin, Liu
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1962
| died_year =
| died =
| term_start = 2 January 2020
| term_end = 15 January 2020
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|01|02|2020|01|15}}
| acting = y
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 28
| image = 司令海軍上將黃曙光.png
| military_rank = Admiral
| officeholder = Huang Shu-kuang
(黃曙光)
| officeholder_sort = Shu-kuang, Huang
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1957
| died_year =
| died =
| term_start = 15 January 2020
| term_end = 30 June 2021
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|01|15|2021|06|30}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 29
| image = Army (ROCA) General Chen Pao-yu 陸軍上將陳寶餘 (20170428 總統主持「國軍重要高階幹部授勳暨晉任佈達授階典禮」 01m16s).jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Chen Pao-yu
(陳寶餘)
| officeholder_sort = Pao-yu, Chen
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1958
| died_year =
| died =
| term_start = 1 July 2021
| term_end = 30 April 2023
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|07|01|2023|04|30}}
| defence_branch = {{army|Taiwan}}
| ref = {{cite news |last1=Yu |first1=Matt and |last2=Chung |first2=Yu-chen |last3=Lim |first3=Emerson |title=Taiwan's Army commander appointed new Chief of the General Staff |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202106240021 |access-date=25 June 2021 |agency=Central News Agency |date=24 June 2021}}{{cite news |title=Taiwan's Army commander appointed new Chief of the General Staff - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202106240021 |work=focustaiwan.tw |language=zh-Hant-TW}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 30
| image = 海軍二級上將梅家樹2022.jpeg
| military_rank = Admiral
| officeholder = Mei Chia-shu
(梅家樹)
| officeholder_sort = Chia-shu, Mei
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1963
| died_year =
| died =
| term_start = 1 May 2023
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2023|05|01}}
| defence_branch = {{navy|Taiwan}}
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}