# Commander of the Navy (Taiwan)

The Commander of the Republic of China Navy (Chinese: 中華民國海軍司令; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn Sīlìng) is the highest-ranking military officer and commander of the Republic of China Navy in Taiwan. The current Commander is Admiral Tang Hua.

## List
### Minister of the Navy

| No. | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | Zhong, HuangAdmiral Huang Zhongying [zh] (born 1869) | 3 January 1912 | 29 March 1912 | 86 days | – |
| 2 | Guan, LiuAdmiral Liu Guanxiong (1861–1927) | 30 March 1912 | 29 June 1916 | 4 years, 91 days | – |
| 3 | Bi, ChengAdmiral Cheng Biguang (1861–1918) | 30 June 1916 | 24 June 1917 | 359 days | – |
| 4 | Zhen, SaAdmiral Sa Zhenbing (1859–1952) | 24 June 1917 | 2 July 1917 | 8 days | – |
| 5 | Guan, LiuAdmiral Liu Guanxiong (1861–1927) | 15 July 1917 | 3 December 1919 | 2 years, 141 days | – |
| 6 | Zhen, SaAdmiral Sa Zhenbing (1859–1952) | 3 December 1919 | 14 May 1921 | 1 year, 162 days | – |
| 7 | Ding, LiAdmiral Li Dingxin [zh] (1861–1930) | 14 May 1921 | 31 October 1924 | 3 years, 170 days | – |
| 8 | Jian, LinAdmiral Lin Jianzhang [zh] (1874–1940) | November 1924 | 31 December 1925 | – | – |
| 9 | Xi, DuAdmiral Du Xigui (1861–1930) | 31 December 1925 | June 1927 | – | – |
| 10 | Shu, YangAdmiral Yang Shuzhuang [zh] (1882–1934) | 12 April 1929 | 1 January 1932 | 2 years, 264 days | – |
| 11 | Shao, ChenAdmiral Chen Shaokuan (1889–1969) | 1 January 1932 | 31 January 1938 | 3 years, 170 days | – |

### Commander-in-Chief of the Navy

| No. | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | Shao, ChenAdmiral Chen Shaokuan (1889–1969) | 31 January 1938 | 1 July 1946 | 14 years, 181 days | – |
| 2 | Cheng, ChenGeneral Chen Cheng (1898–1965) | 1 July 1946 | 25 August 1948 | 2 years, 55 days | – |
| 3 | Yong, GuiGeneral Gui Yongqing [zh] (1901–1954) | 25 August 1948 | 15 April 1952 | 3 years, 234 days | – |
| 4 | Ji, MaAdmiral Ma Jizhuang [zh] (1912–1998) | 16 April 1952 | 1 July 1954 | 2 years, 76 days | – |
| 5 | Xu, LiangAdmiral Liang Xuzhao [zh] (1903–1978) | 1 July 1954 | 1 February 1959 | 4 years, 215 days | – |
| 6 | Yu, LiAdmiral Li Yuxi [zh] (1914–2003) | 1 February 1959 | 25 January 1965 | 5 years, 359 days | – |
| 7 | Guang, LiuAdmiral Liu Guangkai [zh] (1914–1991) | 25 January 1965 | 16 August 1965 | 203 days | – |
| 8 | Qi, FengAdmiral Feng Qicong [zh] (1914–1994) | 16 August 1965 | 1 July 1970 | 4 years, 319 days | – |
| 9 | Chang, SongAdmiral Song Changzhi [zh] (1916–2002) | 1 July 1970 | 1 July 1976 | 6 years, 0 days | – |
| 10 | Jian, ZouAdmiral Zou Jian [zh] (1921–2004) | 2 July 1976 | 15 May 1983 | 6 years, 317 days | – |
| 11 | Ho, LiuAdmiral Liu Ho-chien (1926–2023) | 16 May 1983 | 1 June 1988 | 5 years, 16 days | – |
| 12 | Chang, YeAdmiral Ye Changtong | 1 June 1988 | 1 May 1992 | 3 years, 335 days | – |
| 13 | Ming, ChuangAdmiral Chuang Ming-yao (1929–2002) | 1 May 1992 | 16 April 1994 | 1 year, 350 days | – |
| 14 | Chong, GuAdmiral Gu Chonglian (1931–2007) | 16 April 1994 | 16 April 1997 | 3 years, 0 days | – |
| 15 | Shih, WuAdmiral Wu Shih-wen (born 1934) | 16 April 1997 | 1 February 1999 | 1 year, 291 days | – |
| 16 | Jye, LeeAdmiral Lee Jye (born 1940) | 1 February 1999 | 1 February 2002 | 3 years, 0 days | – |
| 17 | Yong, MiaoAdmiral Miao Yongqing | 1 February 2002 | 1 February 2005 | 3 years, 0 days | – |
| 18 | Bang, ChenAdmiral Chen Bangzhi [zh] (born 1942) | 1 February 2005 | 16 February 2006 | 1 year, 15 days | – |
| 19 | Chen, LinSenior Admiral Lin Chen-yi (born 1945) | 16 February 2006 | 17 February 2006 | 0 days | – |

### Commander of the Navy

| No. | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | Chen, LinSenior Admiral Lin Chen-yi (born 1945) | 17 February 2006 | 21 May 2007 | 1 year, 93 days | – |
| 2 | Li, WangAdmiral Wang Li-shen [zh] (born 1946) | 21 May 2007 | 20 May 2009 | 1 year, 364 days | – |
| 3 | Kuang, KaoAdmiral Kao Kuang-chi (born 1950) | 21 May 2009 | 16 May 2011 | 1 year, 360 days | – |
| 4 | Hsiang, TungAdmiral Tung Hsiang-lung (born 1952) | 16 May 2011 | 31 July 2013 | 2 years, 76 days | |
| 5 | Yeong, ChenAdmiral Chen Yeong-kang (born 1951) | 1 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | 1 year, 182 days | |
| 6 | Hsi, LeeAdmiral Lee Hsi-ming (born 1955) | 30 January 2015 | 31 May 2016 | 1 year, 122 days | |
| 7 | Shu, HuangAdmiral Huang Shu-kuang (born 1957) | 1 June 2016 | 15 January 2020 | 3 years, 228 days | [6][7] [8] |
| 8 | Chih, LiuAdmiral Liu Chih-pin (born 1962) | 15 January 2020 | 15 June 2022 | 2 years, 151 days | – |
| 9 | Chia, MeiAdmiral Mei Chia-shu (born 1963) | 16 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | 318 days | – |
| 10 | Tang, HuaAdmiral Tang Hua(Navy) (born 1964) | 1 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 159 days | – |