Preceded by Tang Yao-ming Succeeded by Lee Tien-yu Political party Kuomintang | Name Lee Jye Nationality Republic of China | |
Born June 6, 1940 (age 83)
Tientsin, Republic of China ( 1940-06-06 ) | ||
Lee Jye (Chinese: 李傑; pinyin: Li Jie, born June 6, 1940) is a former defense minister of the Republic of China.
Biography
He was born in Tianjin on June 6, 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. 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 Minister of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China, and was an admiral in the Republic of China Navy when he retired.