Kao Kuang-chi
Taiwanese politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kao Kuang-chi (traditional Chinese: 高廣圻; simplified Chinese: 高广圻; pinyin: Gāo Guǎngqí; born 9 March 1950) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.
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高廣圻 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31st Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 31 January 2015 – 20 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Liu Chen-wu, Cheng Te-mei, Chen Yeong-kang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Yen Ming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Feng Shih-kuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23rd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 8 August 2013 – 30 January 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Yen Ming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Yen Teh-fa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1950-03-09) 9 March 1950 (age 74) Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | US Naval War College, Florida Institute of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Military service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allegiance | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Branch/service | Republic of China Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1972–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Admiral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was the acting Minister of National Defense from 7 August 2013 after the sudden resignation of Defense Minister Andrew Yang, just six days after taking his office after the previous Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu's resignation due to the controversial death of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu.
Kao Kuang-chi was succeeded by Yen Ming after his official appointment by the Executive Yuan on 8 August 2013. Kao Kuang-chi replaced Yen as the ROC Chief of the General Staff on 8 August 2013.[3]
Kao submitted his resignation on 8 April due to the Boeing AH-64 Apache scandal[4] in Taiwan. However, his resignation was rejected by President Ma Ying-jeou.