Lee Tien-yu

{{distinguish|text=Li Tianyou, the People's Republic of China general}}

{{Short description|Taiwanese general and politician (1946–2024)}}

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| office1 = Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China

| term_start1 = 20 May 2007

| term_end1 = 24 February 2008

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| birth_place = Shandong, China

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Lee Tien-yu ({{zh|c=李天羽|p=Lǐ Tiānyǔ|w=Li T'ien-yü}}; 23 May 1946 – 12 December 2024) was a ROC Air Force general and defense minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan).{{cite news |title=Defense chief quits over arms dispute |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/02/24/2003402588/1 |work=Taipei Times |date=24 February 2008 |accessdate=10 March 2011 }} He took office after the new premier, Chang, was inaugurated.{{cite news |title=Taiwan's new premier appoints ex-military chief as defense minister |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/latestnews/2007518/46237.htm |work=The China Post |date=18 May 2007 |accessdate=10 March 2011 }} Lee died of pneumonia complications at the Tri-Service General Hospital on 12 December 2024, at the age of 78.{{cite news |title=Former defense minister Lee Tien-yu passes away |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/12/12/2003828396 |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=12 December 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Yao-ju |last2=Chao |first2=Yen-hsiang |last3=Hou |first3=Elaine |title=Former Defense Minister Lee Tien-yu dies at 79 |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202412120016 |access-date=13 December 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=13 December 2024|quote=According to Taiwan's military and media reports, Lee died from pneumonia and other complications at the Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei Thursday morning.}}