Yen Teh-fa | |
|---|---|
| 嚴德發 | |
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 5th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Cho Jung-tai |
| Preceded by | Feng Shih-kuan |
| Member of the National Security Council | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2021 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| In office 16 January 2017 – 23 May 2017 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| 33rd Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 26 February 2018 – 23 February 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | William Lai Su Tseng-chang |
| Vice Minister | See list |
| Preceded by | Feng Shih-kuan |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| 20th Secretary-General of the National Security Council | |
| In office 18 May 2017 – 26 February 2018 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Deputy | Tsai Ming-yen |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wu |
| Succeeded by | David Lee |
| 24th Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces | |
| In office 30 January 2015 – 30 November 2016 | |
| Deputy | Pu Tze-chun |
| Preceded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| 5th Commander of the ROC Army | |
| In office 16 January 2014 – 29 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Shying-jow |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| 7th Vice Minister of Armaments of National Defense | |
| In office 16 August 2013 – 15 January 2014 | |
| Minister | Yen Ming |
| Preceded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| Succeeded by | Lee Shying-jow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1952 Cianjhen, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Citizenship | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Chu Tai-ying |
| Relatives | Yen Teh-tsai (brother) |
| Alma mater | Republic of China Military Academy Tri-service University |
| Nickname | "Brother Fa" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  Republic of China Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2016 |
| Rank |  General (Chinese: Èrjí Shàngjiàng) |
| Battles/wars | Typhoon Morakot |
Yen Teh-fa (traditional Chinese: 嚴德發; simplified Chinese: 严德发; pinyin: Yán Défā; born 14 November 1952) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the ROC Army. His ancestral home was in Nanjing. He was previously the Minister of National Defense and the secretary-general of the National Security Council. He was the chief of the general staff of the ROC armed forces from 30 January 2015 until 1 December 2016. He was the vice minister for armaments of the National Defense Ministry (MND) from 9 August 2013 until 15 January 2014.
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