Chen Yeong-kang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Yeong-kang
陳永康
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Designate
Assumed office 1 February 2024
Constituency	Party-list
Policy Vice Minister of National Defense
In office 4 March 2015 – 19 May 2016
Minister	Kao Kuang-chi
Preceded by	Andrew Hsia
Succeeded by	Lee Hsi-ming
5th Commander of the ROC Navy
In office 1 August 2013 – 30 January 2015
Preceded by	Tung Hsiang-lung
Succeeded by	Lee Hsi-ming[1]
27th Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces[2]
In office 1 September 2012 – 31 July 2013
Chief	Lin Chen-yi Yen Ming
Preceded by	Kao Kuang-chi
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 73–74) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang (since 2023)
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	Republic of China Navy
Years of service	1974–2015
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	Third Taiwan Strait Crisis

Chen Yeong-kang (traditional Chinese: 陳永康; simplified Chinese: 陈永康; pinyin: Chén Yǒngkāng), also known as Richard Y. K. Chen, is an Admiral (retired) of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was the 5th Commander of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) from 1 August 2013 until 30 January 2015.[3] On 17 March 2015, in an interview with Proceedings magazine of the United States Naval Institute, he stated that the ROCN had a "3A plan," meaning "affordable, applicable and accountable."[4]

See also

• Executive Yuan

References

1. "New defense minister urges alert over Chinese espionage". Focus Taiwan. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. "Admiral Chen Yung-kang takes over as head of Taiwan's navy｜WantChinaTimes.com". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
3. "Navy Command Headquarters, MND". Navy.mnd.gov.tw. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
4. Liu Ping (劉屏) (2015-03-18). 陳永康：3A海軍 迎未來挑戰 (in Traditional Chinese). China Times.