Chen Yeong-kang
Chen Yeong-kang | |
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陳永康 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| 9th Vice Minister of National Defense (Policy) of the Republic of China | |
| In office 4 March 2015 – 19 May 2016 | |
| Minister | Kao Kuang-chi |
| Preceded by | Andrew Hsia |
| Succeeded by | Lee Hsi-ming |
| 5th Commander of the Republic of China Navy | |
| In office 1 August 2013 – 30 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Tung Hsiang-lung |
| Succeeded by | Lee Hsi-ming |
| 27th Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces | |
| In office 1 September 2012 – 31 July 2013 | |
| Chief | Lin Chen-yi Yen Ming |
| Preceded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| Succeeded by | Yen Teh-fa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 74–75) |
| Party | Kuomintang (since 2023) |
| Education | Republic of China Naval Academy (BS) United States Naval War College (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Branch/service | Republic of China Navy |
| Years of service | 1974–2015 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
Chen Yeong-kang (traditional Chinese: 陳永康; simplified Chinese: 陈永康; pinyin: Chén Yǒngkāng), also known as Richard Y. K. Chen, is a Taiwanese politician and retired admiral. Since 2024, he has been a member of the Legislative Yuan from the Kuomintang. He served as the commander of the Republic of China Navy from 2013 to 2015, and as the vice minister of national defense for policy from 2015 to 2016.
He graduated from the Republic of China Naval Academy in 1974 and spent over forty years in military service. Chen finished his career as the commander of the Navy. In that role he launched programs to modernize and expand Taiwan's shipbuilding industry, which led to the construction of its first indigenous submarine, the Hai Kun-class. After leaving the military he was briefly the vice minister of national defense for policy, the top civilian advisor to the minister, and later worked for a defense research institute.