Michael Tsai

Michael Tsai
Tsai Ming-shian
MLY
Michael Tsai; Tsai Ming-shian MLY
蔡明憲
	Tsai in June 2016
26th Minister of National Defense
	In office; 25 February 2008 – 19 May 2008
Preceded by	Lee Tien-yu
Succeeded by	Chen Chao-min
Vice Minister of National Defense
	In office; 9 June 2004 – 25 February 2008
Minister	Lee Jye; Lee Tien-yu
Deputy ROC Representative to the United States
	In office; April 2002 – 9 June 2004 Serving with Shen Lyu-shun
Representative	Chen Chien-jen
Preceded by	Lee Ying-yuan
Succeeded by	Stanley Kao
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; 1 February 1996 – 31 January 2002
Constituency	Taichung
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; 1 February 1992 – 31 January 1996
Personal details
Born	9 August 1941 (age 83); Taichū Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	Democratic Progressive Party (until 2019)
Alma mater	National Taiwan University; University of Wisconsin—Madison; California Western School of Law
Occupation	politician
Profession	lawyer

Michael Tsai (Chinese: 蔡明憲; pinyin: Cài Míngxiàn; born 9 August 1941) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer.