Lee Jye

Lee Jye (Chinese: 李傑; pinyin: Lǐ Jié; born 6 June 1940) is a former defense minister of the Republic of China.

For other people named Li Jie, see Li Jie (disambiguation).
Lee Jye
李傑
Admiral Lee Jye
24th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2004 – 21 May 2007
DeputyLee Chung-wei (administrative)
Preceded byTang Yao-ming
Succeeded byLee Tien-yu
Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office
1 February 2002 – 19 May 2004
Preceded byTang Yao-ming
Succeeded byLee Tien-yu
Personal details
Born (1940-06-06) 6 June 1940
Tientsin, Republic of China
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang (?-2007)

Biography

He 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 quoted saying "I'll obey the order of the party that is in power" and "if KMT holds power again, they can re-install the statues if they wish."

He was the minister of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China, and was an Senior Admiral in the Republic of China Navy when he retired.

References
  1. "KMT expels Lee Jye for obeying DPP". Taipei Times. 10 Mar 2007. p. 1. Retrieved 18 Mar 2007.
  2. "Taiwanese party expels minister". BBC News. 10 Mar 2007. Retrieved 18 Mar 2007.
Preceded by
Tang Yao-ming		 ROC Minister of National Defense
2004-2007		 Succeeded by
Lee Tien-yu
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