1. Tang Fei is a Taiwanese politician and retired ROC Air Force general.
12 Facts About Tang Fei
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Tang Fei served as the prime minister of Taiwan from May 20 to October 2000, under the Chen Shui-bian government of the Democratic Progressive Party.
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Tang Fei was born on March 15,1932, in Taicang, Jiangsu, Republic of China.
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Tang Fei enrolled in the Chinese Air Force Preparatory School at the age of 12 and graduated in 1950.
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Tang Fei later studied at the Republic of China Air Force Academy from which he graduated in 1952.
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Tang Fei completed advanced military education at the Air Force Squadron Officers' Course in 1963, Air Force Command and General Staff College of the Armed Forces University in 1971, and the War College in 1979.
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Tang Fei served in a wide range of combat, staff, and overseas positions during his military career, starting as a pilot from 1953 to 1960, then moving to operations officer from 1960 to 1961, flight leader from 1961 to 1965, and squadron commander from 1968 to 1970.
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In 1985, Tang Fei was appointed superintendent of the Chinese Air Force Academy, and was later promoted to director of the Air Force's Department of Political Warfare, the position that he held from 1986 to 1989.
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Tang Fei was then appointed director of the Department of Inspection of the Ministry of National Defense from 1991 to 1992, commander-in-chief of the ROC Air Force from 1992 to 1995, and vice chief of the general staff from 1995 to 1998.
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Tang Fei became the first military officer to answer questions during interpellations at the Legislative Yuan.
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Tang Fei was not only responsible for essential military equipment and personnel modernization programs, but he was instrumental in formulating the new National Defense Law and the Organization Law of the Ministry of National Defense, which reorganized and streamlined the military command structure, giving the MND more authority over the General Staff Headquarters.
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On March 29,2000, president-elect Chen Shui-bian announced that Tang Fei had been chosen as premier to head the new cabinet.