Lee Hsi-ming

Lee Hsi-ming (Chinese: 李喜明; pinyin: Lǐ Xǐmíng; Wade–Giles: Li Hsi-ming) is an admiral of the Republic of China (Taiwan), major assignments includes the Chief of General Staff (since 2017),[1] Vice Minister (Policy) of National Defense (from 2016 to 2017), and Commander of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN, from 2015[2][3] to 2016). In June 2019, Lee was awarded the Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Grand Cordon.[4] He retired on 1 July 2019.[5] Lee graduated from the 1977 class of the ROC Naval Academy and the 1998 class of the U.S. Naval War College.

Lee Hsi-ming
李喜明
26th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
1 May 2017  30 June 2019
Preceded byChiu Kuo-cheng
Succeeded byShen Yi-ming
10th Deputy Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
1 June 2016  30 April 2017
MinisterFeng Shih-kuan
Preceded byChen Yeong-kang
Succeeded byPu Tze-chun
6th Commander of the Republic of China Navy
In office
30 January 2015  31 May 2016
Preceded byChen Yeong-kang
Succeeded byHuang Shu-kuang
Personal details
Born1955 (1955) (age 65)
Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service Republic of China Navy
Years of service1970–2019
Rank Admiral
Battles/warsThird Taiwan Strait Crisis

References

  1. 陳建興 (2017-04-28). "馮部長主持參謀總長任職布達 李喜明上將接任" (in Chinese). 軍聞社 (Military News Agency). Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. "Admiral Kao Kuang-chi succeeds Yen Ming as defense minister". Taiwan News. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  3. "Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle". DefenseNews. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  4. Su, Yung-yao; Hsiao, Sherry (27 June 2019). "Chief of general staff given military order after nearly 50 years of service". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. Yu, Matt; Chung, Yu-chen (1 July 2019). "Taiwan's new chief of military staff takes office". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2019.


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