The Commander of the Air Force (Chinese: 中華民國空軍司令) is the professional head of the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF).
Commander of the Republic of China Air Force | |
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since 1 May 2022 | |
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Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Formation | June 1946 |
First holder | Zhou Zhi-rou |
List
editThe following is the list of commanders of the Air Force.[1]
Commander-in-Chief
editOrder | Portrait | Name | Rank | In office | Notes |
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1 | Zhou Zhi-rou | Full general | June 1946 – March 1952 | ||
2 | Wang Shuming | General | March 1952 – July 1957 | ||
3 | Chen Jia-shang | General | July 1957-July 1963 | ||
4 | Xu Huansheng | General | July 1963 - July 1967 | ||
5 | Lai Ming-tang | General | July 1967 - July 1970 | ||
6 | Chen Yi-fan | General | July 1970 - June 1975 | ||
7 | Situ Fu | General | June 1975 - August 1977 | ||
8 | Wu Yue | General | August 1977 - January 1982 | ||
9 | Kuo Ju-lin | General | January 1982 - July 1986 | ||
10 | Chen Hsing-ling | General | July 1986 - November 1989 | ||
11 | Lin Wen-li | General | November 1989- September 1992 | ||
12 | Tang Fei | General | September 1992 - 30 June 1995 | ||
13 | Huang Hsien-jung | General | 1 July 1995 - 11 June 1998 | ||
14 | Chen Chao-min | General | 12 June 1998 - 28 February 2002 | ||
15 | Lee Tien-yu | General | 1 March 2002 - 18 May 2004 | ||
16 | Liu Kui-li | General | 20 May 2004 - 16 February 2006 |
Commander
editOrder | Portrait | Name | Rank | In office | Notes |
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1 | Shen Gou-zhen | General | 17 February 2002 - 15 July 2007 | ||
2 | Peng Sheng-chu | General | 16 July 2007 - 15 July 2009 | ||
3 | Lei Yu-chi | General | 16 July 2009 - 5 January 2011 | ||
4 | Yen Ming | General | 6 January 2011 - 15 January 2013 | ||
5 | Kiu Chen-wu | General | 16 January 2013 - 30 January 2015 | ||
6 | Shen Yi-ming | General | 31 January 2015 - 28 February 2018 | ||
7 | Chang Che-ping | General | 1 March 2018 - 30 June 2019 | ||
8 | Hsiung Hou-chi | General | 1 July 2019 - 30 April 2022 | ||
9 | Liu Jen-yuan | General | 1 May 2022 - present |
References
edit- ^ "Air Force Commanders in Chief chronology". Republic of China Air Force. ROC Ministry of National Defense.