Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
國防部 Guófángbù | |
Flag of the Ministry of National Defense | |
Emblem of the Ministry of National Defense | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed |
1912 (as Ministry of War) 1946 (as MND) |
Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
Headquarters | Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Republic of China |
Ministers responsible |
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Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
Website | www.mnd.gov.tw (Chinese) |
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (MND; Chinese: 中華民國國防部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guófángbù) is a cabinet-level agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China responsible for all defense and military affairs of Taiwan. The MND is currently headed by Minister Feng Shih-kuan.
History
The MND was originally established as Ministry of War in 1912 at the creation of the Republic of China. It was changed to the Ministry of National Defense in 1946. The Law of National Defense and the Organic Law of the ministry were officially promulgated for implementation on 1 March 2002.[1]
On 8 December 2014, the ministry moved out from its building from the previous one at Boai Building in Zhongzheng District to the current one in Dazhi area at Zhongshan District, where it houses the Air Force Command Headquarters, Navy Command Headquarters and Hengshan Military Command Center.[2] The completion of the building had been delayed for nearly two decades due to the compound original architecture and the bankruptcy of the project's original contractor. The planning for the new building and relocation had been done since 1997.[3] The official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on 27 December 2014.[4]
Headquarter building
The headquarter building of the military is located in Dazhi area of Zhongshan District in Taipei. The 8-story main building was constructed at a cost of NT$15.8 billion, spreading over 19.5 hectares of area, which houses office buildings, dormitories and other facilities, such as post office, barbershop, sports center, conference hall and sport center to accommodate its 3,000 military personnel stationed there. It also includes several annex buildings around.[5]
Security features of the building including fingerprint and eye scanners that restrict access to certain areas, sensors that can detect vehicles in the unauthorized areas and that may carry explosives and bollards on the compound to block unauthorized vehicles. The compound also has eco-friendly features, such as stone walls, aluminum and low-emission exterior glass panels. The central air conditioning system is provided by ice storage system to reduce peak load electricity demand. The building also has rainwater collecting facilities which can store up to 1,000 tons of water, complete with its waste water treatment and filtering systems.[4]
Budget
The current annual defense budget for Taiwan is NT$320 billion.[6]
Organizational structure
Military institutions
- Armed Forces Reserve Command (後備指揮部)
- Military Police Command (憲兵指揮部)
Military authorities
- Army Command Headquarters (陸軍司令部)
- Navy Command Headquarters (海軍司令部)
- Air Force Command Headquarters (空軍司令部)
Headquarter departments
- Department of Strategic Planning
- Department of Resources Planning
- Department of Military Justice
- Department of Integrated Assessment
- Office of the Inspector General
- All-out Defense Mobilization Office
- National Defense Procurement Office (國防採購室)
- National Defense Technology Division (after 1 January 2017)[7]
- Administration Office
- Personnel Office
- Ethics Office
- Accounting Office
Secondary or Affiliated authorities
- Political Warfare Bureau
- Armaments Bureau
- Comptroller Bureau
- Medical Affairs Bureau
General Staff Headquarters
- Office for Personnel of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Office for Intelligence of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Office for Operations and Planning of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Office for Logistics of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Office for Communications, Electronics and Information of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Office for Training of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff [8]
- Informative and Electronic Operations Command of the General Staff
- Missile Command of the General Staff
List of Ministers of War
1. 歷代陸軍總長:
- Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1912–1915; 1st time
- Zhou Ziqi (周自齊):1913–1914; 1st time
- Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1914–1916; 1st time
- Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1916–1917; 2nd time
- Zhang Shiyu (張士鈺):1917; 1st time
- Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1917; 2nd time
- Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1917; 3rd time
- Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1917–1918; 3rd time
- Duan Zhigui (段芝貴):1918–1919; 1st time
- Jin Yunpeng (靳雲鵬):1919–1921; 1st time
- Cai Chengxun (蔡成勛):1921; 1st time
- Bao Guiqing (鮑貴卿):1921–1922; 1st time
- Wu Peifu (吳佩孚):1922; 1st time
- Zhang Shaozeng (張紹增):1922–1923; 1st time
- Wang Tan (王坦):1923; 1st time
- Jin Shaozeng (金紹曾):1923–1924; 2nd time
- Lu Jin (陸錦):1924; 1st time
- Li Shucheng (李書城):1924; 1st time
- Wu Guangxin (吳光新):1924–1925; 1st time
- Jia Deyao (賈德耀):1925–1926; 1st time
- Zhang Jinghui (張景惠):1926–1927; 1st time
- He Fenglin (何豐林):1927–1928; 1st time
1. 歷代軍政部長:
- Feng Yuxiang (馮玉祥):1928–1929; Kuomintang
- Lu Zhonglin (鹿鍾麟):1929; Kuomintang
- Chen Yi (陳儀):1929; Kuomintang
- Lu Zhonglin (鹿鍾麟):1929; Kuomintang
- Zhu Shouguang (朱綬光):1929–1930; Kuomintang
- He Yingqin (何應欽):1930–1944; Kuomintang
- Chen Cheng (陳誠):1944–1946; Kuomintang
2. 歷代海軍總長:
- Liu Guanxiong (劉冠雄):1912–1916; 1st time
- Cheng Biguang (程璧光):1916–1917; 1st time
- Sa Zhenbing (薩鎮冰):1917; 1st time
- Liu Guanxiong (劉冠雄):1917–1919; 2nd time
- Sa Zhenbing (薩鎮冰):1919–1921; 2nd time
- Li Dingxin (李鼎新):1921–1924; 2nd time
- Du Xigui (杜鍚圭):1924; 1st time
- Lin Jianzhang (林建章):1924–1925; 1st time
- Du Xigui (杜鍚圭):1925–1927; 2nd time
2. 歷代海軍部長:
- Yang Shuzhuang (楊樹莊):1929–1932; Kuomintang
- Chen Shaokuan (陳紹寬):1932–1938; Kuomintang
3. 歷代參謀總長:
- Huang Xing (黄興):1912; 1st time
- Xu Shaozhen(徐紹楨):1912; 1st time
- Li Yuanhong (黎元洪):1912–1915; 1st time
- Feng Guozhang (馮國璋):1915–1916; 1st time
- Duan Qirui (段祺瑞):1916; 1st time
- Wang Shizhen (王士珍):1916–1917; 1st time
- Yin Chang (蔭昌):1917–1919; 1st time
- Zhang Huaizhi (張懷芝):1919–1924; 1st time
- Li Liejun (李烈鈞):1924–1925; 1st time
- Yang Sen (楊森):1925–1926; 1st time
- Liu Ruxian (劉汝賢):1926; 1st time
- Liu Xiang (劉湘):1926–1927; 1st time
3. 歷代參謀總長:
- Li Jishen (李濟深):1928–1929; Kuomintang
- He Yingqin (何應欽):1929; Kuomintang
- Zhu Peide (朱培德):1929–1932; Kuomintang
- Chiang Kai-shek (蔣中正):1932–1935; Kuomintang
- Cheng Qian (程潛):1935–1938; Kuomintang
- Xu Yongchang (徐永昌):1938–1946; Kuomintang
4. 歷代訓練總監部長:
- He Yingqin (何應欽):1928–1931; Kuomintang
- Li Jishen (李濟深):1931–1933; Kuomintang
- Zhu Peide (朱培德):1933–1934; Kuomintang
- Tang Shengzhi (唐生智):1934–1938; Kuomintang
- Bai Chongxi (白崇禧):1938–1946; Kuomintang
4. 歷代軍事參議院長:
- Li Zongren (李宗仁):1928–1929; Kuomintang
- Tang Shengzhi (唐生智):1929–1931; Kuomintang
- Zhang Jinghui (張景惠):1931; Kuomintang
- Zhang Yipeng (張翼鵬):1931–1934; Kuomintang
- Chen Tiaoyuan (陳調元):1934–1943; Kuomintang
- Li Jishen (李濟深):1943–1945; Kuomintang
- Long Yun (龍雲):1945–1946; Kuomintang
List of Ministers of National Defence and Chiefs of the General Staff
Political Party:
Kuomintang
Non-partisan
Democratic Progressive Party
Service branch:
Army
Navy
Air Force
Civilian
Minister of National Defense (歷代國防部長)
№ | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Days | Political Party | Service | Premier | |
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1 | Bai Chongxi (白崇禧) | 23 May 1946 | 2 June 1948 | 741 | Kuomintang | Army | T. V. Soong Chiang Kai-shek Chang Ch'ün Weng Wenhao | |
2 | He Yingqin (何應欽) | 3 June 1948 | 21 December 1948 | 201 | Kuomintang | Army | Weng Wenhao Sun Fo | |
3 | Xu Yongchang (徐永昌) | 22 December 1948 | 30 April 1949 | 129 | Kuomintang | Army | Sun Fo He Yingqin | |
4 | He Yingqin (何應欽) | 1 May 1949 | 11 June 1949 | 41 | Kuomintang | Army | He Yingqin Yan Xishan | |
5 | Yan Xishan (閻錫山) | 12 June 1949 | 31 January 1950 | 233 | Kuomintang | Army | Yan Xishan | |
6 | Gu Zhutong (顧祝同) | 1 February 1950 | 31 March 1950 | 58 | Kuomintang | Army | Yan Xishan Chen Cheng I | |
7 | Yu Ta-wei (俞大維)(1897-1993) | 1 April 1950 | 28 February 1951 | 333 | Independent | Army | Chen Cheng I | |
8 | Kuo Chi-chiao (郭寄嶠)(1902-1998) | 1 March 1951 | 31 May 1954 | 1187 | Kuomintang | Army | Chen Cheng I | |
9 | Yu Ta-wei (俞大維)(1897-1993) | 1 June 1954 | 13 January 1965 | 3879 | Independent | Army | Chen Cheng I Yu Hung-Chun Chen Cheng II Yen Chia-kan | |
10 | Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) | 14 January 1965 | 30 June 1969 | 1628 | Kuomintang | Army | Yen Chia-kan | |
11 | Huang Chieh (黄杰) | 1 July 1969 | 31 May 1972 | 1065 | Kuomintang | Army | Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo | |
12 | Chen Ta-ching (陳大慶) | 1 June 1972 | 30 June 1973 | 394 | Kuomintang | Army | Chiang Ching-kuo | |
13 | Kao Kuei-yuan (高魁元)(1907-2012) | 1 July 1973 | 19 November 1981 | 3063 | Kuomintang | Army | Chiang Ching-kuo Sun Yun-suan | |
14 | Sung Chang-chih (宋長志)(1916-2002) | 1 December 1981 | 30 June 1986 | 1672 | Kuomintang | Navy | Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua | |
15 | Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵)(1913-2011) | 1 July 1986 | 28 April 1987 | 301 | Kuomintang | Civilian | Yu Kuo-hua | |
16 | Cheng Wei-yuan (鄭為元)(1913-1993) | 29 April 1987 | 4 December 1989 | 950 | Kuomintang | Army | Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan | |
17 | Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) | 5 December 1989 | 30 May 1990 | 176 | Kuomintang | Army | Lee Huan | |
18 | Chen Li-an (陳履安) | 1 June 1990 | 26 February 1993 | 1001 | Kuomintang | Civilian | Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan | |
19 | Sun Chen (孫震) | 27 February 1993 | 15 December 1994 | 656 | Kuomintang | Civilian | Lien Chan | |
20 | Chiang Chung-ling (蔣仲苓) | 16 December 1994 | 31 January 1999 | 1507 | Kuomintang | Army | Lien Chan Vincent Siew | |
21 | Tang Fei (唐飛) | 1 February 1999 | 19 May 2000 | 473 | Kuomintang | Air Force | Vincent Siew | |
22 | Wu Shih-wen (伍世文) | 20 May 2000 | 31 January 2002 | 621 | Kuomintang | Navy | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I | |
23 | Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明)(1938-) | 1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 838 | Kuomintang[9] | Army | Yu Shyi-kun | |
24 | Lee Jye (李傑) | 20 May 2004 | 19 May 2007 | 1094 | Independent[10] | Navy | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang | |
25 | Lee Tien-yu (李天羽) | 20 May 2007 | 24 February 2008 | 280 | Kuomintang | Air Force | Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung II | |
26 | Michael Tsai (蔡明憲) | 25 February 2008 | 19 May 2008 | 84 | Democratic Progressive Party | Civilian | Chang Chun-hsiung II | |
27 | Chen Chao-min (陳肇敏) | 20 May 2008 | 9 September 2009 | 477 | Kuomintang | Air Force | Liu Chao-shiuan | |
28 | Kao Hua-chu (高華柱) | 10 September 2009 | 31 July 2013 | 1420 | Kuomintang | Army | Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah | |
29 | Andrew Yang (楊念祖) | 1 August 2013 | 7 August 2013 | 6 | Independent | Civilian | Jiang Yi-huah | |
30 | Yen Ming (嚴明) | 8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 540 | Independent | Air Force | Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo | |
31 | Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) | 31 January 2015 | 19 May 2016 | 474 | Independent | Navy | Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng | |
32 | Feng Shih-kuan (馮世寬) | 20 May 2016 | Incumbent | 199 | Kuomintang[9] | Air Force | Lin Chuan | |
Chief of the General Staff (歷代參謀總長)
№ | Name | Term of Office | Days | Service | |
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1 | Chen Cheng (陳誠) | 23 May 1946 | 12 May 1948 | 720 | Army |
2 | Gu Zhutong (顧祝同) | 13 May 1948 | 24 March 1950 | 680 | Army |
3 | Zhou Zhi-rou (周至柔) | 25 March 1950 | 30 June 1954 | 1558 | Air Force |
4 | Gui Yong-qing (桂永清) | 1 July 1954 | 17 August 1954[11] | 47 | Navy |
5 | Peng Meng-ji (彭孟緝) | 18 August 1954 | 30 June 1957 | 1047 | Army |
6 | Wang Shu-ming (王叔銘) | 1 July 1957 | 30 June 1959 | 729 | Air Force |
7 | Peng Meng-ji (彭孟緝) | 1 July 1959 | 30 June 1965 | 2191 | Army |
8 | Li Yu-xi (黎玉璽) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1967 | 729 | Navy |
9 | Gao Kui-yuan (高魁元) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1970 | 1825 | Army |
10 | Lai Ming-tang (賴名湯) | 1 July 1970 | 30 June 1976 | 2191 | Air Force |
11 | Song Chang-chih (宋長志) | 1 July 1976 | 30 November 1981 | 1978 | Navy |
12 | Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) | 1 December 1981 | 4 December 1989 | 2925 | Army |
13 | Chen Shen-ling (陳燊齡) | 5 December 1989 | 4 December 1991 | 729 | Air Force |
14 | Liu He-qian (劉和謙) | 5 December 1991 | 30 June 1995 | 1303 | Navy |
15 | Luo Ben-li (羅本立) | 1 July 1995 | 4 March 1998 | 977 | Army |
16 | Tang Fei (唐飛) | 5 March 1998 | 31 January 1999 | 332 | Air Force |
17 | Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明) | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | 1095 | Army |
18 | Lee Jye (李傑) | 1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 838 | Navy |
19 | Lee Tien-yu (李天羽) | 20 May 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 986 | Air Force |
20 | Huo Shou-ye (霍守業) | 1 February 2007 | 4 February 2009 | 734 | Army |
21 | Lin Chen-yi (林鎮夷) | 5 February 2009 | 16 January 2013 | 1441 | Navy |
22 | Yen Ming (嚴明) | 17 January 2013 | 7 August 2013 | 202 | Air Force |
23 | Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) | 8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 540 | Navy |
24 | Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發) | 31 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 674 | Army |
25 | Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) | 1 December 2016 | Incumbent | Army | |
Transportation
The MND building is accessible within walking distance North from Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
References
- ↑ John Pike. "Ministry of National Defense". globalsecurity.org.
- ↑ "Defense Ministry's new compound to be officially opened Dec. 8". focustaiwan.tw.
- ↑ "Defense minister raises flag at new ministry compound". focustaiwan.tw.
- 1 2 "Defense Ministry's new headquarters officially opens". cna.com.tw.
- ↑ "Taipei military complex opened". taipeitimes.com.
- ↑ "Difficult to set defense budget at 3% of GDP: premier - Politics - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS".
- ↑ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/10/12/2003656993
- ↑ "http://www.mnd.gov.tw/UserFiles/File/MND%20Organization.pdf" (PDF). External link in
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(help) - 1 2 Membership suspended.
- ↑ KMT membership revoked.
- ↑ Died in office.
External links
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- Official website of the Ministry of National Defense (English)