Commander of the Army (Republic of China)
| Commander of the Army | |
|---|---|
| 中華民國陸軍司令 | |
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 Standard of the Commander of the Army | |
 Republic of China Army | |
| Member of | General Staff Headquarters |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 3 January 1912 |
| First holder | Huang Xing |
The Commander of the Army is the highest-ranking military officer and commander of the Republic of China Army. The current Commander is Chung Shu-ming.
List of Chiefs
Chief of Staff (1912–1946)
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Commander-in-Chief of the Army (1946–2006)
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Gu Zhutong (1893–1987) | 1 June 1946 | 13 May 1948 | 1 year, 347 days | – | |
| 2 | General Yu Hanmou (1896–1981) | 13 May 1948 | 9 February 1949 | 272 days | – | |
| 3 | General Zhang Fakui (1896–1980) | 9 February 1949 | 26 June 1949 | 137 days | – | |
| (1) | General Gu Zhutong (1893–1987) | 26 June 1949 | 25 August 1949 | 60 days | – | |
| 4 | General Guan Linzheng (1905–1980) | 25 August 1949 | December 1949 | 98 days | – | |
| (1) | General Gu Zhutong (1893–1987) | December 1949 | March 1950 | 90 days | – | |
| 5 | General Sun Li-jen (1900–1990) | March 1950 | June 1954 | 4 years, 92 days | – | |
| 6 | General Huang Chieh (1902–1995) | June 1954 | July 1957 | 3 years, 30 days | – | |
| 7 | General Peng Mengji (1908–1997) | July 1957 | June 1959 | 1 year, 335 days | – | |
| 8 | General Luo Lie (1907–1976) | June 1959 | August 1961 | 2 years, 61 days | – | |
| 9 | General Liu An-chi (1903–1995) | August 1961 | August 1965 | 4 years, 0 days | – | |
| 10 | General Kao Kuei-yuen (1907–2012) | August 1965 | June 1967 | 1 year, 304 days | – | |
| 11 | General Chen Ta-ching (1904–1973) | July 1967 | June 1969 | 1 year, 335 days | – | |
| 12 | General Yu Hao-chang (1918–1999) | July 1969 | March 1975 | 5 years, 243 days | – | |
| 13 | General Ma An-lan (1916–2001) | March 1975 | March 1978 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
| 14 | General Hau Pei-tsun (1919–2020) | March 1978 | November 1981 | 3 years, 245 days | – | |
| 15 | General Chiang Chung-ling (1922–2015) | November 1981 | June 1988 | 6 years, 213 days | – | |
| 16 | General Huang Hsin-chiang (born 1931) | June 1988 | July 1991 | 3 years, 30 days | – | |
| 17 | General Chen Ting-chong (born 1931) | July 1991 | July 1993 | 2 years, 0 days | – | |
| 18 | General Lee Chen-lin (born 1933) | July 1993 | July 1996 | 3 years, 0 days | – | |
| 19 | Senior General Tang Yao-ming (1940–2021) | July 1996 | January 1999 | 2 years, 215 days | – | |
| 19 | General Chen Chen-hsiang (born 1942) | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | 2 years, 364 days | – | |
| 20 | Senior General Huoh Shoou-yeh (born 1943) | 31 January 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 2 years, 109 days | – | |
| 21 | General Chu Kai-sheng (born 1945) | 20 May 2004 | 15 February 2006 | 1 year, 271 days | – |
![Peng Mengji [zh]](/File:Peng_Mengji_(cropped).jpg)
![Luo Lie [zh]](/File:%E7%BE%8E%E9%A7%90%E7%90%89%E7%90%83%E9%AB%98%E7%B4%9A%E5%B0%88%E5%93%A1%E5%B8%83%E6%96%AF%E4%B8%AD%E5%B0%87%E8%A8%AA%E5%8F%B0.jpg){kind=small}
![Liu An-chi [zh]](/File:Army_(ROCA)_General_Liu_An-chi_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E5%8A%89%E5%AE%89%E7%A5%BA.jpg)
![Kao Kuei-yuen [zh]](/File:General_(ROCA)_Kao_Kuei-yuan_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E9%AB%98%E9%AD%81%E5%85%83.jpg)
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![Yu Hao-chang [zh]](/File:Army_(ROCA)_General_Yu_Hao-zhang_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E4%BA%8E%E8%B1%AA%E7%AB%A0.jpg)
![Ma An-lan [zh]](/File:Army_(ROCA)_General_Ma_An-lan_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E9%A6%AC%E5%AE%89%E7%80%BE_d678cc20d4a6c5580fa569d71ff88a465494fd1c.jpg)
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![Huang Hsin-chiang [zh]](/File:No_image.png)
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![Huoh Shoou-yeh [zh]](/File:Army_(ROCA)_Senior_General_Huoh_Shoou-yeh_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E9%9C%8D%E5%AE%88%E6%A5%AD_(09.03_%E3%80%8C%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B106%E5%B9%B4%E7%A7%8B%E7%A5%AD%E5%BF%A0%E7%83%88%E6%AE%89%E8%81%B7%E4%BA%BA%E5%93%A1%E5%85%B8%E7%A6%AE%E3%80%8D%E5%87%BA%E5%B8%AD%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%89%E8%BB%8D%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8_36155436204_053985938a_o).jpg)
![Chu Kai-sheng [zh]](/File:Army_(ROCA)_General_Chu_Kai-sheng_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E6%9C%B1%E5%87%B1%E7%94%9F_(20070328_%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E9%99%A2%E5%9C%8B%E9%98%B2%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E6%9C%83_---_%E4%BD%95%E5%8F%AC%E9%9B%86%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E7%94%B1%E6%9C%B1%E5%87%B1%E7%94%9F%E5%89%AF%E9%83%A8%E9%95%B7%E9%99%AA%E5%90%8C%E7%8F%BE%E5%8B%98%E5%8D%94%E5%9C%92%E8%A1%8C%E9%A4%A8).jpg)
Commander of the Army (2006–present)
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Hu Chen-pu (born 1948) | 16 February 2006 | 31 January 2007 | 349 days | – | |
| 2 | General Chao Shi-chang (born 1967) | 1 February 2007 | 4 February 2009 | 2 years, 3 days | – | |
| 3 | General Yang Tian-hsiao (born 1950) | 5 February 2009 | 15 August 2011 | 2 years, 191 days | – | |
| 4 | General Lee Shying-jow (born 1952) | 16 August 2011 | 15 January 2014 | 2 years, 152 days | [1] | |
| 5 | General Yen Teh-fa (born 1952) | 16 January 2014 | 29 January 2015 | 1 year, 13 days | – | |
| 6 | General Chiu Kuo-cheng (born 1953) | 30 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 1 year, 305 days | – | |
| 7 | General Wang Shin-lung (born 1960) | 1 December 2016 | 31 March 2019 | 2 years, 120 days | [2] | |
| 8 | General Chen Pao-yu (born 1958) | 1 April 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 2 years, 90 days | [3] | |
| 9 | General Hsu Yen-pu (born 1961) | 1 July 2021 | 30 April 2023 | 1 year, 303 days | [4] | |
| 10 | General Chung Shu-ming (born 1964) | 1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 362 days | [5] |
![Chao Shi-chang [zh]](/File:Army_(ROCA)_General_Chao_Shih-chang_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E8%B6%99%E4%B8%96%E7%92%8B_(20090827_%E5%9C%8B%E9%98%B2%E9%83%A8%E8%B6%99%E5%89%AF%E9%83%A8%E9%95%B7%E4%B8%BB%E6%8C%81%E9%B3%B3%E9%9B%84%E7%87%9F%E5%8D%80%E9%BB%9E%E4%BA%A4%E4%BD%9C%E6%A5%AD).jpg)
![Yang Tian-hsiao [zh]](/File:Army_(ROCA)_General_Yang_Tien-hsiao_%E9%99%B8%E8%BB%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87%E6%A5%8A%E5%A4%A9%E5%98%AF.jpg)
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See also
References
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