| Lin Chen-yi | |
| Native Name: | 林鎮夷 |
| Office1: | 21st Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces |
| Term Start1: | 5 February 2009 |
| Term End1: | 15 January 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | Huo Shou-yeh |
| Successor1: | Yen Ming |
| Office2: | Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China |
| Term End2: | 5 February 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Chu Kai-sheng |
| Successor2: | Chao Shih-chang |
| Office3: | 1st Commander of the Republic of China Navy |
| Term Start3: | 17 February 2006 |
| Term End3: | 21 May 2007 |
| Predecessor3: | himself (as Commander-in-Chief) |
| Successor3: | Wang Li-sheng |
| Office4: | 18th Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Navy |
| Term Start4: | 16 February 2006 |
| Term End4: | 17 February 2006 |
| Predecessor4: | Chen Pang-chi |
| Successor4: | himself (as Commander) |
| Birth Place: | Qingzhen, Guizhou, Republic of China |
| Nationality: | Republic of China |
| Alma Mater: | Republic of China Naval Academy[1] |
| Branch: | Republic of China Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1969–present |
| Rank: | Senior Admiral |
| Battles: | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
| Awards: | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
Lin Chen-yi is an admiral of the Republic of China Navy in Taiwan. He was the Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces between 2009 and 2013,[2] and also the last senior admiral/general in the military after the new law that allows promotion to senior general/admiral rank only in wartime.[3]