Lee Jye (Chinese: 李傑; pinyin: Lǐ Jié; born 6 June 1940) is a Taiwanese military member. He served as the Minister of National Defense of Taiwan during 2004 to 2007 under the Chen Shui-bian government.
Lee Jye | |
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| 李傑 | |
_Lee_Jye_%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E7%B8%BD%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E6%9D%8E%E5%82%91%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%87.png) Admiral Lee Jye | |
| 24th Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007 | |
| President | Chen Shui-bian |
| Prime Minister | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang |
| Deputy | Lee Chung-wei (administrative) |
| Preceded by | Tang Yao-ming |
| Succeeded by | Lee Tien-yu |
| Executive Yuan Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang |
| Chief of the General Staff of ROC Armed Forces | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004 | |
| President[a] | Chen Shui-bian |
| Preceded by | Tang Yao-ming |
| Succeeded by | Lee Tien-yu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1940 Tientsin, Republic of China |
| Nationality |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Political party | Independent (since 2007) |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (1958－2007) |
| Spouse | Cheng Hui-chin |
Biography
editHe was born in Tianjin on 6 June 1940, and fled to Taiwan with family at the end of the Chinese Civil War.
He originally joined the then ruling Kuomintang in the early days of his military career, but was later expelled by the KMT, who lost power after the 2000 presidential election, for complying with President Chen Shui-bian's orders to remove all Chiang Kai-shek statues from military bases.[1][2]
He was the minister of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China, and was a Senior Admiral in the Republic of China Navy when he retired.
Notes
edit- ^ Commander-in-Chief of the national military
References
edit- ^ "KMT expels Lee Jye for obeying DPP". Taipei Times. 10 Mar 2007. p. 1. Retrieved 18 Mar 2007.
- ^ "Taiwanese party expels minister". BBC News. 10 Mar 2007. Retrieved 18 Mar 2007.
