| Post: | Minister |
| Body: | National Defense |
| Flag: | ROC Minister of National Defense Flag.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the minister of national defense |
| Incumbent: | Wellington Koo |
| Incumbentsince: | 20 May 2024 |
| Department: | 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 |
| First: | Bai Chongxi |
The Minister of National Defense 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.
The following ministers have served:[1]
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Defense branch | Party | Cabinet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 | Bai Chongxi (白崇禧) | 23 May 1946 | 2 June 1948 | |||||||
| 2 | He Yingqin (何應欽) | 3 June 1948 | 21 December 1948 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 3 | Xu Yongchang (徐永昌) | 22 December 1948 | 30 April 1949 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| (2) | He Yingqin (何應欽) | 1 May 1949 | 11 June 1949 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 4 | Yan Xishan (閻錫山) | 12 June 1949 | 31 January 1950 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 5 | Gu Zhutong (顧祝同) | 1 February 1950 | 31 March 1950 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 6 | (俞大維) | 1 April 1950 | 28 February 1951 | Independent | ||||||
| 7 | (郭寄嶠) | 1 March 1951 | 31 May 1954 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| (6) | (俞大維) | 1 June 1954 | 13 January 1965 | Independent | ||||||
| 9 | Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) | 14 January 1965 | 30 June 1969 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 10 | Huang Chieh (黃杰) | 1 July 1969 | 31 May 1972 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 11 | Chen Ta-ching (陳大慶) | 1 June 1972 | 30 June 1973 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 12 | (高魁元) | 1 July 1973 | 19 November 1981 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 13 | (宋長志) | 1 December 1981 | 30 June 1986 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 14 | (汪道淵) | 1 July 1986 | 28 April 1987 | Civilian | Kuomintang | |||||
| 15 | Cheng Wei-yuan (鄭為元) | 29 April 1987 | 4 December 1989 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 16 | Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) | 5 December 1989 | 31 May 1991 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 17 | Chen Li-an (陳履安) | 1 June 1991 | 26 February 1993 | Civilian | Kuomintang | |||||
| 18 | (孫震) | 27 February 1993 | 15 December 1994 | Civilian | Kuomintang | |||||
| 19 | Chiang Chung-ling (蔣仲苓) | 16 December 1994 | 31 January 1999 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 20 | Tang Fei (唐飛) | 1 February 1999 | 19 May 2000 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 21 | Wu Shih-wen (伍世文) | 20 May 2000 | 31 January 2002 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 22 | Tang Yao-ming (湯曜明) | 1 February 2002 | 19 May 2004 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 23 | Lee Jye (李傑) | 20 May 2004 | 19 May 2007 | Independent | Su I | |||||
| 24 | Lee Tien-yu (李天羽) | 20 May 2007 | 24 February 2008 | Kuomintang | Su I | |||||
| 25 | Michael Tsai (蔡明憲) | 25 February 2008 | 19 May 2008 | Civilian | Democratic Progressive Party | |||||
| 26 | Chen Chao-min (陳肇敏) | 20 May 2008 | 9 September 2009 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 27 | Kao Hua-chu (高華柱) | 10 September 2009 | 31 July 2013 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 28 | Andrew Yang (楊念祖) | 1 August 2013 | 7 August 2013 | Civilian | Kuomintang | |||||
| 29 | Yen Ming (嚴明) | 8 August 2013 | 30 January 2015 | Kuomintang | ||||||
| 30 | Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) | 31 January 2015 | 19 May 2016 | Kuomintang | S. Chang | |||||
| 31 | Feng Shih-kuan (馮世寬) | 20 May 2016 | 26 February 2018 | Independent | Lin Lai | |||||
| 32 | Yen Teh-fa (嚴德發) | 26 February 2018 | 23 February 2021 | Independent | Lai Su II | |||||
| 33 | Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) | 23 February 2021 | 20 May 2024 | Independent | Su II Chen Chien-jen | |||||
| 34 | Wellington Koo (顧立雄) | 20 May 2024 | Incumbent | Civilian | Democratic Progressive Party | Cho | ||||