Tang Yao-ming

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Tang Yao-ming
湯曜明
23rd Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004
DeputyChen Chao-min
Kang Ning-hsiang
Lin Chong-pin
Preceded byWu Shih-wen
Succeeded byLee Jye
17th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
Preceded byTang Fei
Succeeded byLee Jye
Personal details
Born(1940-11-29)29 November 1940
Muhō, Daiton, Taichū, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan)
Died3 November 2021(2021-11-03) (aged 80)
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang

Tang Yao-ming (traditional Chinese: 湯曜明; simplified Chinese: 汤曜明; pinyin: Tāng Yàomíng; 29 November 1940 – 3 November 2021[1]) was a Taiwanese general officer. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.

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