Chen Chao-min

Not to be confused with Chen Chao-ming.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Chao-min
陳肇敏
27th Minister of National Defense
In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009
Deputy	Chang Liang-jen, Chao Shih-chang[1]
Preceded by	Michael Tsai
Succeeded by	Kao Hua-chu
1st Deputy Minister (Armaments) of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office 1 March 2002 – 1 March 2004
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Huoh Shou-yeh
Personal details
Born	10 July 1940 (1940-07-10) (age 84) Taichū Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	Armed Forces University

Chen Chao-min (traditional Chinese: 陳肇敏; simplified Chinese: 陈肇敏; pinyin: Chén Zhàomǐn; born 10 July 1940) is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of National Defense of from 2008 to 2009.[2]

Education

Chen studied at the War College of the Armed Forces University.[3]

Minister of National Defense

Chen resigned from the Ministry of National Defense ministerial post with the other cabinet members of Executive Yuan following the slow disaster response after Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan in August 2009.[4]

See also

• Republic of China Armed Forces

References

1. "Andrew Yang picked as deputy defense minister". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
2. "Watchdog lauds progress in Chen Chao-min case". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
3. "The New Cabinet". Taiwan Today. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
4. "The cabinet to undergo reshuffle by early September. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-23.