Lee Tien-yu

Lee Tien-yu
Lee Tien-yu
李天羽
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
	In office; 20 May 2007 – 24 February 2008
Preceded by	Lee Jye
Succeeded by	Michael Tsai
Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
	In office; 20 May 2004 – 31 January 2007
Preceded by	Lee Jye
Succeeded by	Huo Shou-yeh
Personal details
Born	23 May 1946; Shandong, China
Died	12 December 2024 (aged 78); Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China

Lee Tien-yu (Chinese: 李天羽; pinyin: Lǐ Tiānyǔ; Wade–Giles: Li T'ien-yü; 23 May 1946 – 12 December 2024) was a ROC Air Force general and defense minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan).^[1] He took office after the new premier, Chang, was inaugurated.^[2] Lee died of pneumonia complications at the Tri-Service General Hospital on 12 December 2024, at the age of 78.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Defense chief quits over arms dispute". Taipei Times. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
^ "Taiwan's new premier appoints ex-military chief as defense minister". The China Post. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
^ "Former defense minister Lee Tien-yu passes away". Taipei Times. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ Yang, Yao-ju; Chao, Yen-hsiang; Hou, Elaine (13 December 2024). "Former Defense Minister Lee Tien-yu dies at 79". Central News Agency. Retrieved 13 December 2024. According to Taiwan's military and media reports, Lee died from pneumonia and other complications at the Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei Thursday morning.

Preceded by Lee Jye	ROC Minister of National Defense 2007–2008	Succeeded by Michael Tsai

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