Minister of National Defense (Republic of China)

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Minister of National Defense
中華民國國防部部長 (Chinese)
Flag of the minister of national defense
Incumbent Wellington Koo since 20 May 2024
Ministry of National Defense
Type	Minister
Member of	Executive Yuan
Reports to	the Premier
Seat	Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Precursor	Minister of War Minister of the Navy
Formation	23 May 1946; 78 years ago (23 May 1946)
First holder	Bai Chongxi
Website	Official website

The Minister of National Defense (Chinese: 中華民國國防部部長; pinyin: Zhōnghuá mínguó guófáng bù bùzhǎng) is the minister responsible for the Ministry of National Defense. Most ministers were either active or retired military generals, with only four civilians having served as ministers in the post-martial law era.