Shen Yi-ming

Shen Yi-ming (Chinese: 沈一鳴; 30 March 1957 – 2 January 2020) was a Taiwanese Air Force commander. He began his term as the Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Republic of China Armed Forces, in July 2019. He served the role until his death in January 2020.

Senior General of the Air Force Shen Yi-ming
沈一鳴
Gen. Shen Yi-ming in uniform
27th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office 1 July 2019 – 2 January 2020
Deputy	Liu Chih-pin
Preceded by	Lee Hsi-ming
Succeeded by	Liu Chih-pin (acting) Huang Shu-kuang
12th Deputy Minister (Policy) of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office 1 March 2018 – 30 June 2019 Serving with Chang Guan-chung
Minister	Yen Teh-fa
Preceded by	Pu Tze-chun
Succeeded by	Chang Che-ping
6th Commander of the Republic of China Air Force
In office 30 January 2015 – 28 February 2018
Preceded by	Liu Chen-wu
Succeeded by	Chang Che-ping
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-30)30 March 1957 Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
Died	2 January 2020(2020-01-02) (aged 62) Wulai, New Taipei, Taiwan
Cause of death	Helicopter accident
Alma mater	Republic of China Air Force Academy Air War College
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	Taiwan Air Force
Years of service	1979–2020
Rank	Senior General (posthumously promoted)
Unit	Chief of the General Staff Commanding General of the Air Force
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	沈一鳴
Simplified Chinese	沈一鸣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shěn Yīmíng Wade–Giles Shen I-ming IPA [ʂə̀n í.mǐŋ] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sím It-bêng Tâi-lô Sím It-bîng

On 2 January 2020, Shen was killed after being in a helicopter crash in Wulai District, aged 62.