Tang Yao-ming
| Tang Yao-ming | |
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| 湯曜明 | |
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| 23rd Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
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In office 1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004 |
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| Deputy |
Chen Chao-min Kang Ning-hsiang Lin Chong-pin |
| Preceded by | Wu Shih-wen |
| Succeeded by | Lee Jye |
| 17th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces | |
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In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Tang Fei |
| Succeeded by | Lee Jye |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 November 1940 Muhō, Daiton, Taichū, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
Tang Yao-ming (Chinese: 湯曜明; pinyin: Tāng Yàomíng) is a retired Taiwanese general officer. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.
Tang was named to the position of defense minister on 20 January 2002, making him the first person born on the island of Taiwan to hold the post.
In 2002, Tang visited St. Petersburg, Florida, United States to attend the US-Taiwan Defense summit, making him the first ROC Minister of National Defense to visit the United States after the US government ended official relations in 1979.
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