Lin Chen-yi

{{family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Lin Chen-yi

| native_name = {{no bold|林鎮夷}}

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

| caption =

| office1 = 21st Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces

| deputy1 =

| term_start1 = 5 February 2009

| term_end1 = 15 January 2013

| predecessor1 = Huo Shou-yeh

| successor1 = Yen Ming

| office2 = Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China

| deputy2 =

| term_start2 =

| term_end2 = 5 February 2009

| predecessor2 = Chu Kai-sheng

| successor2 = Chao Shih-chang

| office3 = 1st Commander of the Republic of China Navy

| deputy3 =

| term_start3 = 17 February 2006

| term_end3 = 21 May 2007

| predecessor3 = himself (as Commander-in-Chief)

| successor3 = Wang Li-sheng

| office4 = 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Navy

| deputy4 =

| term_start4 = 16 February 2006

| term_end4 = 17 February 2006

| predecessor4 = Chen Pang-chi

| successor4 = himself (as Commander)

| birth_date = {{b-da|1945}}

| birth_place = Qingzhen, Guizhou, Republic of China

| nationality = Republic of China

| party =

| spouse =

| children =

| alma_mater = Republic of China Naval Academy{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/02/04/2003435266|title=Taiwan News Quick Take - Taipei Times|date=4 February 2009 |publisher=taipeitimes.com|accessdate=2014-08-24}}

| signature =

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| allegiance = {{ROC}}

| branch = 25px Republic of China Navy

| serviceyears = 1969–present

| rank = 25px Senior Admiral

| unit =

| commands =

| battles = Third Taiwan Strait Crisis

| awards = Order of Blue Sky and White Sun

}}

Lin Chen-yi ({{zh|t=林鎮夷|s=林镇夷|first=t|p=Lín Zhènyí}}) is an admiral of the Republic of China Navy in Taiwan. He was the Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces between 2009 and 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=112&anum=10904 |title=Kuomintang News Network |publisher=kmt.org.tw |accessdate=2014-08-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212121634/http://www.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=112&anum=10904 |archivedate=2015-02-12 }} and also the last senior admiral/general in the military after the new law that allows promotion to senior general/admiral rank only in wartime.{{cite web|url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121201000005&cid=1101 |title=Taiwan to decrease number of generals in its military |publisher=wantchinatimes.com |accessdate=2012-12-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212121032/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121201000005&cid=1101 |archivedate=2015-02-12 }}