Yen Teh-fa | |
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| 嚴德發 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 5th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Cho Jung-tai |
| Preceded by | Feng Shih-kuan |
| Member of the National Security Council | |
| In office 23 February 2021 – 20 May 2024 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| In office 16 January 2017 – 23 May 2017 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| 33rd Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 26 February 2018 – 23 February 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | William Lai Su Tseng-chang |
| Vice Minister | See list |
| Preceded by | Feng Shih-kuan |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| 20th Secretary-General of the National Security Council | |
| In office 18 May 2017 – 26 February 2018 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Deputy | Tsai Ming-yen |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wu |
| Succeeded by | David Lee |
| 24th Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces | |
| In office 30 January 2015 – 30 November 2016 | |
| Deputy | Pu Tze-chun |
| Preceded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| 5th Commander of the ROC Army | |
| In office 16 January 2014 – 29 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Shying-jow |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng |
| 7th Vice Minister of Armaments of National Defense | |
| In office 16 August 2013 – 15 January 2014 | |
| Minister | Yen Ming |
| Preceded by | Kao Kuang-chi |
| Succeeded by | Lee Shying-jow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1952 Cianjhen, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Citizenship | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Chu Tai-ying |
| Relatives | Yen Teh-tsai (brother) |
| Alma mater | Republic of China Military Academy Tri-service University |
| Nickname | "Brother Fa" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  Republic of China Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2016 |
| Rank |  General (Chinese: Èrjí Shàngjiàng) |
| Battles/wars | Typhoon Morakot |
Yen Teh-fa (traditional Chinese: 嚴德發; simplified Chinese: 严德发; pinyin: Yán Défā; born 14 November 1952) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the ROC Army who has served as the minister of the Veterans Affairs Council since 2024. His ancestral home was in Nanjing. He was previously the Minister of National Defense and the secretary-general of the National Security Council. He was the chief of the general staff of the ROC armed forces from 30 January 2015 until 1 December 2016. He was the vice minister for armaments of the National Defense Ministry (MND) from 9 August 2013 until 15 January 2014.