25 Taiwanese Ministers of National Defense

The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China is a cabinet-level agency under the Executive Yuan responsible for all defense and military affairs of Taiwan. The MND is headed by Minister Yen Teh-fa.

Chen Chao-min was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China in 2008–2009.

Chen Li-an, sometimes spelled Chen Lu-an, is an electrical engineer, mathematician and former Taiwanese politician.

Chen Ta-ching was a Kuomintang general from Jiangxi, Republic of China. Chen was the Governor of Taiwan Province from 1969 to 1972 and the Minister of Defense from 1972 to 1973.

Chen Yeong-kang is an Admiral of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was the 5th Commander of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) from 1 August 2013 until 30 January 2015. On 17 March 2015, in an interview with Proceedings magazine of the United States Naval Institute, he stated that the ROCN had a "3A plan," meaning "affordable, applicable and accountable."

Cheng Wei-yuan was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of National Defense in 1987-1989.

Chiang Chung-ling was a Taiwanese army general, former Minister of Defense and Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang.

Chiang Ching-kuo was a Chinese nationalist politician in mainland China and later in Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China. He served as Premier of the Republic of China between 1972 and 1978, and was the President of the Republic of China from 1978 until his death in 1988.

Chuang Ming-yao was a Taiwanese admiral, diplomat, and politician.

Feng Shih-kuan is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Republic of China Air Force from 1967 to 2006, retiring with the rank of General before assuming the post of Minister of National Defense in 2016. Feng stepped down in 2018, and was succeeded by Yen Teh-fa.

Andrew Hsia is a Taiwanese politician. He was minister of the Mainland Affairs Council from February 2015 to May 2016.

Huang Chieh or Huang Jie was a Kuomintang Army General from Hunan.

Kao Hua-chu is a retired Republic of China Army general and the incumbent Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China. He was the Minister of National Defense that appointed to the post by then Premier-designate Wu Den-yih on 9 September 2009. On 29 July 2013, Kao resigned from his post due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu of the Republic of China Army during his conscription on 4 July 2013.

Kao Kuang-chi is a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.

Nelson Ku was a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He served in the Republic of China Navy from 1954 to 1997, retiring with the rank of admiral. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2002 until his death.

Lee Jye is a former defense minister of the Republic of China.

Lee Tien-yu is a retired ROC Air Force general and former defense minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He took office after the new premier, Chang, was inaugurated.

Lin Chen-yi is an admiral of the Republic of China Navy in Taiwan. He was the Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces between 2009 and 2013, and also the last senior admiral/general in the military after the new law that claims "to promoted as the senior general/admiral must have been in wartime".

Tang Yao-ming is a retired Taiwanese general officer. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.

Tang Fei is a retired ROC Air Force general. He served as the Premier of the Republic of China between May 20 and October 6, 2000 under the Chen Shui-bian government of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), even though he was a member of the Kuomintang (KMT).

Michael Tsai is a Taiwanese politician.

Wu Shih-wen was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2002. He was a career military officer, joining the ROC Army Artillery first as a conscript gunner in 1952, then as a Fires Lieutenant in the Taiwanese Navy in 1955, later served as Superintendent of Naval Academy and Commander-in-chief of the Navy. He was considered to be a military and foreign policy hawk, who resisted military reforms and rapprochement with the People's Republic of China. During the Third Taiwan Straits Crisis he was suspected of ordering Amphibious Marines & Coastal Artillery units to stage live fire drills as a response to the PLA Navy's muscle flexing.

Andrew Yang was the 29th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China, having served 1–6 August 2013. Before this, he was the Deputy Minister of National Defense from 2009 to 2013.

Yen Ming was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 8 August 2013 to 30 January 2015.

Yen Teh-fa is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the Republic of China Army. He is currently the Minister of National Defense. He was previously the Secretary-General of National Security Council. He was the Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces from 30 January 2015 until 1 December 2016. He was the Vice Minister for Armaments of the National Defense Ministry (MND) from 9 August 2013 until 15 January 2014.