Lee Jye
{{Other people|Li Jie}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lee Jye
| native_name = {{no bold|{{lang|zh-hans|李傑}}}}
| image = 201611221831 452561 Admiral (ROCN) Lee Jye 海軍總司令李傑上將.png
| office = 24th Minister of National Defense
| president = Chen Shui-bian
| primeminister = Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang
| deputy = Lee Chung-wei (administrative)
| term_start = 20 May 2004
| term_end = 21 May 2007
| predecessor = Tang Yao-ming
| successor = Lee Tien-yu
| office1 = Executive Yuan Minister without Portfolio
| term_start1 = 20 May 2004
| term_end1 = 21 May 2007
| primeminister1 = Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang
| office2 = Chief of the General Staff of ROC Armed Forces
| term_start2 = 1 February 2002
| term_end2 = 19 May 2004
| deputy2 =
| 1blankname2 = President{{Efn|Commander-in-Chief of the national military}}
| 1namedata2 = Chen Shui-bian
| predecessor2 = Tang Yao-ming
| successor2 = Lee Tien-yu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1940|6|6}}
| birth_place = Tientsin, Republic of China
| nationality = {{ROC-TW}}
| party = Independent (since 2007)
| otherparty = Kuomintang (1958-2007)
| spouse = Cheng Hui-chin
| children =
| alma_mater =
| signature =
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Lee Jye ({{lang-zh|c=李傑|p=Lǐ Jié}}; born 6 June 1940) is a Taiwanese military member. He served as the Minister of National Defense of Taiwan during 2004 to 2007 under the Chen Shui-bian government.
Biography
He was born in Tianjin on 6 June 1940 and fled to Taiwan with his family at the end of the Chinese Civil War.
He originally joined the then ruling Kuomintang in the early days of his military career, but was later expelled by the KMT, who lost power after the 2000 presidential election, for complying with President Chen Shui-bian's orders to remove all Chiang Kai-shek statues from military bases.{{cite news |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/03/10/2003351657 |title=KMT expels Lee Jye for obeying DPP |work=Taipei Times |date=10 Mar 2007|accessdate=18 Mar 2007 |page=1}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6436937.stm|title=Taiwanese party expels minister|publisher=BBC News|date=10 Mar 2007|accessdate=18 Mar 2007}}
He was the minister of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China, and was a Senior Admiral in the Republic of China Navy when he retired.
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Category:Republic of China politicians from Tianjin
Category:Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan
Category:Ministers of national defense of Taiwan
Category:Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star
Category:Expelled members of the Kuomintang
Category:Chinese Civil War refugees
Category:Taiwanese people from Tianjin
Category:Republic of China Navy admirals
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