Kao Hua-chu
| Kao Hua-chu | |
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| 高華柱 | |
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| 18th Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China | |
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In office 12 February 2015 – 20 May 2016 |
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| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Preceded by | King Pu-tsung |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wu |
| 28th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
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In office 9 September 2009 – 31 July 2013 |
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| Deputy |
Chang Liang-jen, Chao Shih-chang Andrew Yang,Chao Shih-chang Andrew Yang, Kao Kuang-chi |
| Preceded by | Chen Chao-min |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Yang |
| 10th & 12th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Commission of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China | |
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In office 20 May 2008 – 10 September 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Hu Chen-pu |
| Succeeded by | Tseng Jing-ling |
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In office 20 May 2004 – 9 February 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Teng Tsu-lin |
| Succeeded by | Hu Chen-pu |
| 2nd Commander of the Republic of China Combined Logistics Forces | |
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In office 1 February 2003 – 19 May 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Hsieh Chien-tung |
| Succeeded by | Tai Po-teh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 October 1946 Jimo, Shantung, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater |
Republic of China Military Academy Republic of China Army Infantry School National Defense University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Service/branch | Republic of China Army |
| Years of service | 1967-2004 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Kao Hua-chu (Chinese: 高華柱; pinyin: Gāo Huázhù) is a retired Republic of China Army general and the incumbent Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China. He was the Minister of National Defense that appointed to the post by then Premier-designate Wu Den-yih on 9 September 2009. On 29 July 2013, Kao resigned from his post due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu of the Republic of China Army during his conscription on 4 July 2013.
In 1974, Kao was involved in a helicopter crash in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City) with his colleagues, including Yu Hao-chang, the then-Commanding General of Army Command Headquarters. The accident involved two UH-1H helicopters crashed due to bad weather. It killed than 20 people and seriously injuring Kao, yet he still managed to carry Yu on his back while looking for help.
A month after Typhoon Morakot brought the worst flooding and mudslides to Taiwan in 50 years, Kao was appointed as the leading deputy executive officer of the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council of the Executive Yuan.
Amidst the ongoing 2013 North Korean crisis, in mid April 2013 Kao said that the ROC Armed Forces is capable of intercepting missiles from North Korea and it doesn't pose any threat to Taiwan because the chance for Taiwan to be accidentally hit by the missiles is low. He further added that long-range radar installation in Hsinchu County could always detect any incoming missiles fired by North Korea before.
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