# Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)

The Chief of the General Staff (Chinese: 參謀總長) is the chief of defence of the Republic of China Armed Forces in Taiwan.

## List of officeholders

| No. | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
| 1 | Cheng, ChenGeneral Chen Cheng (陳誠) (1897–1965) | 23 May 1946 | 12 May 1948 | 1 year, 355 days | Republic of China Army |
| 2 | Zhutong, GuGeneral Gu Zhutong (顧祝同) (1893–1987) | 13 May 1948 | 24 March 1950 | 1 year, 315 days | Republic of China Army |
| 3 | Zhi-rou, ZhouGeneral Zhou Zhi-rou [zh] (周至柔) (1899–1986) | 25 March 1950 | 30 June 1954 | 4 years, 97 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| 4 | Yong-qing, GuiAdmiral Gui Yong-qing [zh] (桂永清) (1901–1954) | 1 July 1954 | 17 August 1954 † | 47 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 5 | Meng-chi, PengGeneral Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | 18 August 1954 | 30 June 1957 | 2 years, 316 days | Republic of China Army |
| 6 | Shu-ming, WangGeneral Wang Shu-ming (王叔銘) (1905–1998) | 1 July 1957 | 30 June 1959 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| 7 | Meng-chi, PengSenior General Peng Meng-chi (彭孟緝) (1908–1997) | 1 July 1959 | 30 June 1965 | 5 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army |
| 8 | Yue-si, NiSenior Admiral Ni Yue-si [zh] (黎玉璽) (1914–2003) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1967 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 9 | Kuei-yuan, KaoSenior General Kao Kuei-yuan [zh] (高魁元) (1907–2012) | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1970 | 4 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army |
| 10 | Ming-tang, LaiSenior General Lai Ming-tang [zh] (賴名湯) (1911–1984) | 1 July 1970 | 30 June 1976 | 5 years, 365 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| 11 | Chang-chih, SongSenior Admiral Song Chang-chih [zh] (宋長志) (1916–2002) | 1 July 1976 | 30 November 1981 | 5 years, 152 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 12 | Pei-tsun, HauSenior General Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) (1919–2020) | 1 December 1981 | 4 December 1989 | 8 years, 3 days | Republic of China Army |
| 13 | Hsing-ling, ChenSenior General Chen Hsing-ling (陳燊齡) (1926–2017) | 5 December 1989 | 4 December 1991 | 1 year, 364 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| 14 | Ho-chien, LiuSenior Admiral Liu Ho-chien (劉和謙) (1926–2023) | 5 December 1991 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 207 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 15 | Ben-li, LuoSenior General Luo Ben-li [zh] (羅本立) (1927–2018) | 1 July 1995 | 4 March 1998 | 2 years, 246 days | Republic of China Army |
| 16 | Fei, TangSenior General Tang Fei (唐飛) (born 1932) | 5 March 1998 | 31 January 1999 | 332 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| 17 | Yao-ming, TangSenior General Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明) (1938–2021) | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2002 | 2 years, 364 days | Republic of China Army |
| 18 | Jye, LeeSenior Admiral Lee Jye (李傑) (born 1940) | 1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 2 years, 108 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 19 | Tien-yu, LeeSenior General Lee Tien-yu (李天羽) (1946–2024) | 20 May 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 2 years, 256 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| 20 | Shou-yeh, HuoSenior General Huo Shou-yeh [zh] (霍守業) (born 1943) | 1 February 2007 | 4 February 2009 | 2 years, 3 days | Republic of China Army |
| 21 | Chen-yi, LinSenior Admiral Lin Chen-yi (林鎮夷) (born 1945) | 5 February 2009 | 16 January 2013 | 3 years, 346 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 22 | Ming, YenGeneral Yen Ming (嚴明) (born 1949) | 17 January 2013 | 7 August 2013 | 202 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| 23 | Kuang-chi, KaoAdmiral Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) (born 1950) | 8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 1 year, 175 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 24 | Teh-fa, YenGeneral Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發) (born 1952) | 31 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 1 year, 304 days | Republic of China Army |
| 25 | Kuo-cheng, ChiuGeneral Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) (born 1953) | 1 December 2016 | 28 April 2017 | 149 days | Republic of China Army |
| 26 | Hsi-ming, LeeAdmiral Lee Hsi-ming (李喜明) (born 1955) | 28 April 2017 | 1 July 2019 | 2 years, 64 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 27 | Yi-ming, ShenGeneral Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴) (1957–2020) | 1 July 2019 | 2 January 2020 † | 216 days | Republic of China Air Force |
| – | Chin-pin, LiuAdmiral Liu Chih-pin (劉志斌) (born 1962) Acting | 2 January 2020 | 15 January 2020 | 13 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 28 | Shu-kuang, HuangAdmiral Huang Shu-kuang (黃曙光) (born 1957) | 15 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 1 year, 166 days | Republic of China Navy |
| 29 | Pao-yu, ChenGeneral Chen Pao-yu (陳寶餘) (born 1958) | 1 July 2021 | 30 April 2023 | 1 year, 303 days | Republic of China Army |
| 30 | Chia-shu, MeiAdmiral Mei Chia-shu (梅家樹) (born 1963) | 1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 269 days | Republic of China Navy |