Lin Chen-yi

Lin Chen-yi
Lin Chen-yi
林鎮夷
	File:Senior Admiral Lin Chen-yi 海軍一級上將林鎮夷.jpg
21st Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
	In office; 5 February 2009 – 15 January 2013
Preceded by	Huo Shou-yeh
Succeeded by	Yen Ming
Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
Preceded by	Chu Kai-sheng
Succeeded by	Chao Shih-chang
1st Commander of the Republic of China Navy
	In office; 17 February 2006 – 21 May 2007
Preceded by	himself (as Commander-in-Chief)
Succeeded by	Wang Li-sheng
18th Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Navy
	In office; 16 February 2006 – 17 February 2006
Preceded by	Chen Pang-chi
Succeeded by	himself (as Commander)
Personal details
Born	1945 (age 80–81); Qingzhen, Guizhou, Republic of China
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	Republic of China Naval Academy
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Military service
Allegiance	File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China
Branch/service	File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China Navy
Years of service	1969–present
Rank	File:ROCN Senior Admiral's Flag.svg Senior Admiral
Battles/wars	Third Taiwan Strait Crisis

Lin Chen-yi (traditional Chinese: 林鎮夷; simplified Chinese: 林镇夷; pinyin: Lín Zhènyí; born 1945) 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]

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