Yen Teh-fa
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Yen Teh-fa (traditional Chinese: 嚴德發; simplified Chinese: 严德发; pinyin: Yán Défā; born 14 November 1952) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the ROC Army. His ancestral home was in Nanjing. He was previously the Minister of National Defense and the secretary-general of the National Security Council. He was the chief of the general staff of the ROC armed forces from 30 January 2015 until 1 December 2016. He was the vice minister for armaments of the National Defense Ministry (MND) from 9 August 2013 until 15 January 2014.
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Yen Teh-fa | |
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嚴德發 | |
5th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council | |
Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Cho Jung-tai |
Preceded by | Feng Shih-kuan |
Member of the National Security Council | |
Assumed office 23 February 2021 | |
President | Tsai Ing-wen |
In office 16 January 2017 – 23 May 2017 | |
President | Tsai Ing-wen |
33rd Minister of National Defense | |
In office 26 February 2018 – 23 February 2021 | |
Prime Minister | William Lai Su Tseng-chang |
Vice Minister | See list |
Preceded by | Feng Shih-kuan |
Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
20th Secretary-General of the National Security Council | |
In office 18 May 2017 – 26 February 2018 | |
President | Tsai Ing-wen |
Deputy | Tsai Ming-yen |
Preceded by | Joseph Wu |
Succeeded by | David Lee |
24th Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces | |
In office 30 January 2015 – 30 November 2016 | |
Deputy | Pu Tze-chun |
Preceded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
5th Commander of the ROC Army | |
In office 16 January 2014 – 29 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Lee Shying-jow |
Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
7th Vice Minister of Armaments of National Defense | |
In office 16 August 2013 – 15 January 2014 | |
Minister | Yen Ming |
Preceded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
Succeeded by | Lee Shying-jow |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-11-14) 14 November 1952 (age 71) Cianjhen, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Citizenship | Taiwanese |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Chu Tai-ying |
Relatives | Yen Teh-tsai (brother) |
Alma mater | Republic of China Military Academy Tri-service University |
Nickname | "Brother Fa" |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Branch/service | Republic of China Army |
Years of service | 1975–2016 |
Rank | General (Chinese: Èrjí Shàngjiàng) |
Battles/wars | Typhoon Morakot |
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