Chen Chao-min

Chen Chao-min (; born 10 July 1940) is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of National Defense of from 2008 to 2009.

Education After graduating from National Yuanlin Chongshi Industrial Vocational High School with a specialization in civil engineering, Chen graduated from the Republic of China Air Force Academy in 1962 and then enrolled in National Defense University, where he graduated in 1969 and was commissioned as a squadron officer in the Republic of China Air Force. He later completed further undergraduate studies at National Defense University in pilot training and war studies in 1976 and 1985, respectively. Chen later also earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the business school of National Taiwan University.

Minister of National Defense Chen resigned from the Ministry of National Defense ministerial post with the other cabinet members of Executive Yuan following the slow disaster response after Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan in August 2009.

Scandal Chen involved an unjust case about the execution of (江國慶; 10 October 1975 – 13 August 1997) that under his investigation when assume the office of Joint Air Operations Center (JAOC) in 1996. After the determination, he fined 14.74 million TWD for government compensation.