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Military personnel of Taiwan In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.
Chang Guan-chung
張冠群
General Chang Guan-chung
Vice Minister (Armaments), Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
28 April 2017 – 1 July 2021
MinisterFeng Shih-kuan
Yen Teh-fa
Preceded byCheng Te-mei
Succeeded byWang Shin-lung
Personal details
BornTaiwan
Alma materCornell University
Military service
Branch/service Republic of China Army (ROCA)
Years of service1981-
Rank General

Chang Guan-chung (traditional Chinese: 張冠群; simplified Chinese: 张冠群; pinyin: Zhāng Guānqún) is a general officer of the Republic of China Army (ROCA) in Taiwan. He was the Vice Minister of National Defense for Armaments from 28 April 2017 to 1 July 2021.

Education

Chang obtained his doctoral degree in aeronautical engineering from Cornell University in the United States.

National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology

In February 2017, Chang, as the President of National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, signed a memorandum with the Ministry of National Defense in Taichung to develop next-generation advanced jet trainers in Taiwan in which the development program will be completed by 2026.

Ministry of National Defense

Chang took office as the Vice Minister of National Defense for Armaments on 28 April 2017. He is the first academic to serve in this post. He was the opening speaker at U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2018 in Maryland where he spoke on the need for Taiwan to balance foreign and domestic defense suppliers. Chen stepped down from his position at the Ministry of National Defense on 1 July 2021 to work in the Presidential Office as a military strategy adviser, and was awarded the Order of the Cloud and Banner.

References

  1. "Military inks deal to develop trainer jets". The China Post. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  2. Hsieh, Chia-chen; Lo, Kuang-jen; Kuo, Chung-han (20 April 2017). "Top military leadership posts to be reshuffled". Central News Agency. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. 陳建興 (2017-04-28). "國防部副部長新職介紹暨授勳 蒲澤春、張冠群就任" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 軍聞社 (Military News Agency). Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  4. Chen, Wei-han; Chung, Jake; Lo, Tien-pin. "Lee Hsi-ming to head military: ministry". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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  7. Yu, Matt; Yeh, Joseph (1 July 2021). "Taiwan's new chief of the general staff takes office". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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