Chen Chao-min (; born 10 July 1940) is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of

National Defense National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived ...

of from 2008 to 2009.

Education

After graduating from National Yuanlin Chongshi Industrial Vocational High School with a specialization in

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

, Chen graduated from the

Republic of China Air Force Academy The Republic of China Air Force Academy (CAFA; ) is the service academy for the air force of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and is located in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History Mainland China The Republic of China Air Force Acade ...

in 1962 and then enrolled in

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, where he graduated in 1969 and was commissioned as a squadron officer in the

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. He later completed further undergraduate studies at National Defense University in pilot training and

war studies War studies, sometimes called polemology, is the multi-disciplinary study of war. It pertains to the military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfa ...

in 1976 and 1985, respectively. Chen later also earned a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

(M.B.A.) from the business school of

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

Minister of National Defense

Chen resigned from the Ministry of National Defense ministerial post with the other cabinet members of

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following the slow disaster response after

Typhoon Morakot Typhoon Morakot, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kiko, was the wettest and deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history. The eighth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, Morakot wrought catastrophic d ...

hit Taiwan in August 2009.

References

1946 births Living people Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan National Defense University (Republic of China) alumni Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Changhua County Ministers of national defense of Taiwan {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub

Education

Minister of National Defense

See also

References