Commander of the Navy (Taiwan)#Commander-in-Chief of the Navy

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| post = Commander

| body = the Republic of China Navy

| native_name = 中華民國海軍司令

| insignia = Republic of China Navy (ROCN) Logo.svg

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| insigniacaption = Republic of China Navy badge

| flag = ROC Commanding General of Navy Flag.svg

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| flagcaption = Flag for the Commander of the Navy

| image = Navy (ROCN) Vice Admiral Tang Hua 海軍中將唐華 (06.27 「中華民國106年下半年陸海空軍將官晉任布達暨授階典禮」 35174159590 be2028dccd o).jpg

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| incumbent = Admiral Tang Hua (Navy)

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| incumbentsince = 1 May 2023

| department = {{navy|Taiwan}}

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| formation = 3 January 1912

| first = {{interlanguage link|Huang Zhongying|zh|黃鍾瑛}}

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The Commander of the Republic of China Navy ({{zh|t=中華民國海軍司令|p=Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn Sīlìng|c=|s=}}) is the highest-ranking military officer and commander of the Republic of China Navy in Taiwan. The current Commander is Admiral Tang Hua.

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=Minister of the Navy=

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| order = 1

| image = Huang_Zhongying.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Huang Zhongying|zh|黃鍾瑛}}

| officeholder_sort = Zhong, Huang

| born_year = 1869

| died_year =

| term_start = 3 January 1912

| term_end = 29 March 1912

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1912|1|3|1912|3|29}}

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| order = 2

| image = Liu_Guanxiong.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Liu Guanxiong

| officeholder_sort = Guan, Liu

| born_year = 1861

| died_year = 1927

| term_start = 30 March 1912

| term_end = 29 June 1916

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1912|3|30|1916|6|29}}

| ref = –

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| order = 3

| image = Cheng_Biguang.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Cheng Biguang

| officeholder_sort = Bi, Cheng

| born_year = 1861

| died_year = 1918

| term_start = 30 June 1916

| term_end = 24 June 1917

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1916|6|30|1917|6|24}}

| ref = –

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| order = 4

| image = Sa_Zhenbing.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Sa Zhenbing

| officeholder_sort = Zhen, Sa

| born_year = 1859

| died_year = 1952

| term_start = 24 June 1917

| term_end = 2 July 1917

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1917|6|24|1917|7|2}}

| ref = –

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| order = 5

| image = Liu_Guanxiong.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Liu Guanxiong

| officeholder_sort = Guan, Liu

| born_year = 1861

| died_year = 1927

| term_start = 15 July 1917

| term_end = 3 December 1919

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1917|7|15|1919|12|3}}

| ref = –

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| order = 6

| image = Sa_Zhenbing.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Sa Zhenbing

| officeholder_sort = Zhen, Sa

| born_year = 1859

| died_year = 1952

| term_start = 3 December 1919

| term_end = 14 May 1921

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1919|12|3|1921|5|14}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 7

| image = Li_Dingxin.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Li Dingxin|zh|李鼎新}}

| officeholder_sort = Ding, Li

| born_year = 1861

| died_year = 1930

| term_start = 14 May 1921

| term_end = 31 October 1924

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1921|5|14|1924|10|31}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 8

| image = Lin_Jianzhang.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Lin Jianzhang|zh|林建章}}

| officeholder_sort = Jian, Lin

| born_year = 1874

| died_year = 1940

| term_start = November 1924

| term_end = 31 December 1925

| timeinoffice = –

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 9

| image = Du_Xigui.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Du Xigui

| officeholder_sort = Xi, Du

| born_year = 1861

| died_year = 1930

| term_start = 31 December 1925

| term_end = June 1927

| timeinoffice = –

| ref = –

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| order = 10

| image = Yang_Shuzhuang.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Yang Shuzhuang|zh|楊樹莊}}

| officeholder_sort = Shu, Yang

| born_year = 1882

| died_year = 1934

| term_start = 12 April 1929

| term_end = 1 January 1932

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1929|4|12|1932|1|1}}

| ref = –

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| order = 11

| image = Chen_Shaokuan2.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Chen Shaokuan

| officeholder_sort = Shao, Chen

| born_year = 1889

| died_year = 1969

| term_start = 1 January 1932

| term_end = 31 January 1938

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1921|5|14|1924|10|31}}

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=Commander-in-Chief of the Navy=

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 1

| image = Chen_Shaokuan2.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Chen Shaokuan

| officeholder_sort = Shao, Chen

| born_year = 1889

| died_year = 1969

| term_start = 31 January 1938

| term_end = 1 July 1946

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1932|1|1|1946|7|1}}

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| order = 2

| image = Chen Cheng.jpg

| military_rank = General

| officeholder = Chen Cheng

| officeholder_sort = Cheng, Chen

| born_year = 1898

| died_year = 1965

| term_start = 1 July 1946

| term_end = 25 August 1948

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1946|7|1|1948|8|25}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 3

| image = Gui Yongqing.jpg

| military_rank = General

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Gui Yongqing|zh|桂永清}}

| officeholder_sort = Yong, Gui

| born_year = 1901

| died_year = 1954

| term_start = 25 August 1948

| term_end = 15 April 1952

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1948|8|25|1952|4|15}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 4

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Ma Chi-chuang 海軍上將馬紀壯.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Ma Chi-chuang|zh|馬紀壯}}

| officeholder_sort = Ji, Ma

| born_year = 1912

| died_year = 1998

| term_start = 16 April 1952

| term_end = 1 July 1954

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1952|4|16|1954|7|1}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 5

| image =

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Liang Xuzhao|zh|梁序昭}}

| officeholder_sort = Xu, Liang

| born_year = 1903

| died_year = 1978

| term_start = 1 July 1954

| term_end = 1 February 1959

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1954|7|1|1959|2|1}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 6

| 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 = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Li Yuxi|zh|黎玉璽}}

| officeholder_sort = Yu, Li

| born_year = 1914

| died_year = 2003

| term_start = 1 February 1959

| term_end = 25 January 1965

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| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 7

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Liu Kwang-kai 海軍上將劉廣凱.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Liu Guangkai|zh|劉廣凱}}

| officeholder_sort = Guang, Liu

| born_year = 1914

| died_year = 1991

| term_start = 25 January 1965

| term_end = 16 August 1965

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1965|1|25|1965|8|16}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 8

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Feng Chi-chung 海軍上將馮啟聰.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Feng Qicong|zh|馮啟聰}}

| officeholder_sort = Qi, Feng

| born_year = 1914

| died_year = 1994

| term_start = 16 August 1965

| term_end = 1 July 1970

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1965|8|16|1970|7|1}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 9

| image = Admiral (ROCN) Song Chang-chih 海軍上將宋長志 201611221741 119992.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Song Changzhi|zh|宋長志}}

| officeholder_sort = Chang, Song

| born_year = 1916

| died_year = 2002

| term_start = 1 July 1970

| term_end = 1 July 1976

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1970|7|1|1976|7|1}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 10

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Tsou Chien 海軍上將鄒堅.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Zou Jian|zh|鄒堅}}

| officeholder_sort = Jian, Zou

| born_year = 1921

| died_year = 2004

| term_start = 2 July 1976

| term_end = 15 May 1983

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1976|7|2|1983|5|15}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 11

| image = Admiral (ROCN) Liu Ho-chien 海軍上將劉和謙 201611221821 114287.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Liu Ho-chien

| officeholder_sort = Ho, Liu

| born_year = 1926

| died_year = 2023

| term_start = 16 May 1983

| term_end = 1 June 1988

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1983|5|16|1988|6|1}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 12

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Yeh Chang-tung 海軍上將葉昌桐 201611221821 460335.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Ye Changtong

| officeholder_sort = Chang, Ye

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = 1 June 1988

| term_end = 1 May 1992

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1988|6|1|1992|5|1}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 13

| image = Admiral Chuang Ming-yao 海軍二級上將莊銘耀.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Chuang Ming-yao

| officeholder_sort = Ming, Chuang

| born_year = 1929

| died_year = 2002

| term_start = 1 May 1992

| term_end = 16 April 1994

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1992|5|1|1994|4|16}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 14

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Ku Chung-lien 海軍上將顧崇廉.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Gu Chonglian

| officeholder_sort = Chong, Gu

| born_year = 1931

| died_year = 2007

| term_start = 16 April 1994

| term_end = 16 April 1997

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1994|4|16|1997|4|16}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 15

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Wu Shih-wen 海軍上將伍世文 201611221830 559538.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Wu Shih-wen

| officeholder_sort = Shih, Wu

| born_year = 1934

| died_year =

| term_start = 16 April 1997

| term_end = 1 February 1999

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1997|4|16|1999|2|1}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 16

| image = 201611221831 452561 Admiral (ROCN) Lee Jye 海軍總司令李傑上將.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Lee Jye

| officeholder_sort = Jye, Lee

| born_year = 1940

| died_year =

| term_start = 1 February 1999

| term_end = 1 February 2002

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|2|1|2002|2|1}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 17

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Miao Yung-ching 海軍上將苗永慶 201611221831 289745.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Miao Yongqing

| officeholder_sort = Yong, Miao

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = 1 February 2002

| term_end = 1 February 2005

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2002|2|1|2005|2|1}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 18

| image = Marine Corps (ROCMC) General Chen Pang-chih as Commander-in-chief of the Navy (ROCN) 海軍總司令陸戰隊上將陳邦治.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Chen Bangzhi|zh|陳邦治}}

| officeholder_sort = Bang, Chen

| born_year = 1942

| died_year =

| term_start = 1 February 2005

| term_end = 16 February 2006

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2005|2|1|2006|2|16}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 19

| image = Senior Admiral Lin Chen-yi 海軍一級上將林鎮夷.jpg

| military_rank = Senior Admiral

| officeholder = Lin Chen-yi

| officeholder_sort = Chen, Lin

| born_year = 1945

| died_year =

| term_start = 16 February 2006

| term_end = 17 February 2006

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2006|2|16|2006|2|16}}

| ref = –

}}

=Commander of the Navy=

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| order = 1

| image = Senior Admiral Lin Chen-yi 海軍一級上將林鎮夷.jpg

| military_rank = Senior Admiral

| officeholder = Lin Chen-yi

| officeholder_sort = Chen, Lin

| born_year = 1945

| died_year =

| term_start = 17 February 2006

| term_end = 21 May 2007

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2006|02|17|2007|05|21}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 2

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Wang Li-shen 海軍上將王立申 201611221842 773055.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = {{interlanguage link|Wang Li-shen|zh|王立申}}

| officeholder_sort = Li, Wang

| born_year = 1946

| died_year =

| term_start = 21 May 2007

| term_end = 20 May 2009

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2007|05|21|2009|05|20}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 3

| image = Admiral (ROCN) Kao Kuang-chi 海軍上將高廣圻.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Kao Kuang-chi

| officeholder_sort = Kuang, Kao

| born_year = 1950

| died_year =

| term_start = 21 May 2009

| term_end = 16 May 2011

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2009|05|21|2011|05|16}}

| ref = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 4

| image = Navy (ROCA) Admiral Tung Hsiang-lung 海軍上將董翔龍 (Flickr id 6048790104).jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Tung Hsiang-lung

| officeholder_sort = Hsiang, Tung

| born_year = 1952

| died_year =

| term_start = 16 May 2011

| term_end = 31 July 2013

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2011|05|16|2013|07|31}}

| ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.vac.gov.tw/en/content/index.asp?pno=5|title=Veterans Affairs Council, R.O.C.:::Our Minister|publisher=vac.gov.tw|accessdate=2014-08-22}}{{cite web|url=http://navy.mnd.gov.tw/English/Publish.aspx?cnid=629&Level=1|title=Navy Command Headquarters, MND >>Greetings|publisher=navy.mnd.gov.tw|accessdate=2014-08-22}}

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 5

| image = Navy (ROCN) Admiral Chen Yeong-kang 海軍上將陳永康 (201301260731494557324653 苗栗縣後指部102年後備軍人晉任暨幹部表揚典禮).jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Chen Yeong-kang

| officeholder_sort = Yeong, Chen

| born_year = 1951

| died_year =

| term_start = 1 August 2013

| term_end = 30 January 2015

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|08|01|2015|01|30}}

| ref = {{cite web |url=http://navy.mnd.gov.tw/English/Publish.aspx?cnid=629&p=47367 |title=Navy Command Headquarters, MND |publisher=Navy.mnd.gov.tw |date=2013-10-28 |accessdate=2014-04-29 |archive-date=2014-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429212506/http://navy.mnd.gov.tw/English/Publish.aspx?cnid=629&p=47367 |url-status=dead }}

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 6

| 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

| officeholder_sort = Hsi, Lee

| born_year = 1955

| died_year =

| term_start = 30 January 2015

| term_end = 31 May 2016

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2015|01|30|2016|05|31}}

| ref = {{Cite news |title=Admiral Kao Kuang-chi succeeds Yen Ming as defense minister |newspaper=Taiwan News |date=2015-01-27 |url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2678768 |accessdate=2015-06-10 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125728/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2678768 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |title=Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle |newspaper=DefenseNews |date=2015-01-31 |url=http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/navy/2015/01/31/taiwan-navy-budget-personnel-defense-ministry/22573995/ |accessdate=2015-01-10}}

}}

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| order = 7

| image = 司令海軍上將黃曙光.png

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Huang Shu-kuang

| officeholder_sort = Shu, Huang

| born_year = 1957

| died_year =

| term_start = 1 June 2016

| term_end = 15 January 2020

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2016|06|01|2020|01|15}}

| ref = {{cite news |last1=Hou |first1=Elaine |title=President attends Han Kuang live-fire drill off Taiwan (update) |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201409170021 |accessdate=15 January 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=17 September 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Hou |first1=Elaine |title=P-3C anti-submarine aircraft joins Han Kuang exercises for first time |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201409170027 |accessdate=15 January 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=17 September 2014}}
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{{Officeholder table

| order = 8

| 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

| officeholder_sort = Chih, Liu

| born_year = 1962

| died_year =

| term_start = 15 January 2020

| term_end = 15 June 2022

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|01|15|2022|06|15}}

| ref = –{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=國軍異動！海軍兵符易主　副參謀總長梅家樹接任海軍司令|url=https://news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/1818407?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=Yahoo_news&utm_campaign=newsid_1819010 |accessdate=|agency= |date=14 June 2022}}

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 9

| image = 海軍二級上將梅家樹2022.jpeg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Mei Chia-shu

| officeholder_sort = Chia, Mei

| born_year = 1963

| died_year =

| term_start = 16 June 2022

| term_end = 30 April 2023

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2022|06|16|2023|04|30}}

| ref = –

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 10

| image = Navy (ROCN) Vice Admiral Tang Hua 海軍中將唐華 (06.27 「中華民國106年下半年陸海空軍將官晉任布達暨授階典禮」 35174159590 be2028dccd o).jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Tang Hua(Navy)

| officeholder_sort = Tang, Hua

| born_year = 1964

| died_year =

| term_start = 1 May 2023

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2023|05|01}}

| ref = –

}}

References

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