Lee Jye
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Lee Jye (Chinese: 李傑; pinyin: Lǐ Jié; born 6 June 1940) is a Taiwanese former minister. He served as the Minister of National Defense of Taiwan during 2004 to 2007 under the Chen Shui-bian government.
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Lee Jye | |
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| 李傑 | |
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| 24th Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007 | |
| 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 |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang |
| 18th Chief of the General Staff of the 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 |
| Party | Kuomintang (1958–2007) Independent (since 2007) |
| Spouse | Cheng Hui-chin |
Biography
Lee was born in Tianjin, China, on 6 June 1940. After the Chinese Civil War, he fled to Taiwan with his family during the Kuomintang retreat.
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.
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- Commander-in-Chief of the national military
