Huang Ming-chao (Chinese: 黃明昭; born 1962) is a Taiwanese police officer.

By 2012, Huang was the director of criminal investigations for the Taipei City Police Department.[1] In this capacity, he was questioned about the department's actions during the Sunflower Student Movement.[2][3] By 2017, Huang had become deputy director of the National Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Bureau.[4] In 2019, Huang was promoted to first-in-command of the CIB, from his previous post as chief of police in Keelung.[5] As CIB head, he commented on the tracking of drug traffickers and organized crime syndicates operating in Taiwan.[6][7] In September of that year, Huang was tasked with visiting Kaohsiung as the city confronted incidents of violence throughout the month,[8][9] attributed in part to a dispute between internet celebrities.[8][10] After the Executive Yuan proposed regulations on modified air guns, Huang stated that the National Police Agency would publish a list of banned modifications.[11][12] Huang remained with the Criminal Investigation Bureau through 2020.[13][14] When Chen Chi-mai took office as Mayor of Kaohsiung in 2021, Huang accepted an appointment as director of the Kaohsiung Police Department.[5][15] While leading the Kaohsiung Police Department, Huang commented on the police investigation of the 2021 Kaohsiung building fire.[16][17] After Chen Ja-chin [zh]'s request for early retirement was granted, Huang was appointed director-general of the National Police Agency.[5][18]

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  1. ^ Chang, Rich (26 August 2012). "Police links to Justin Lee sex videos probed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Hsu, Stacy (4 April 2014). "Taipei police face tough questions over whereabouts of Chang the 'White Wolf'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ Chang, Rich (7 April 2014). "TRADE PACT SIEGE: Police to question 41 over break-in at Executive Yuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ Pan, Jason (7 August 2017). "S Korean suspect in DPP office theft caught in Wulai". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Huang, Li-yun; Chen, Chun-hwa; Hung, Hsueh-kuang; Tsai, Meng-yu; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (29 June 2022). "Kaohsiung chief of police to head National Police Agency". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Police tout success of international cooperation in drug seizures". Central News Agency. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ Pan, Jason (4 May 2019). "Police detain 350 in crackdown on organized crime". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b Huang, Liang-chieh; Hsiao, Sherry (20 September 2019). "Concern over violence in Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ Chin, Jonathan (21 September 2019). "Political Maneuvering: Minister visits Kaohsiung, Han says crime rate down". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ Yeh, Sandy (30 September 2019). "Web stars must follow same laws as media". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Cabinet approves draft bill on new penalties for modified air guns". Central News Agency. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  12. ^ Lin, Sean (4 October 2019). "Premier approves draft amendments to gun law". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  13. ^ Maxon, Ann (6 January 2020). "2020 Elections: Government limits freedom of speech: KMT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  14. ^ Lin, Samuel (19 January 2020). "Quash fake news, not free speech". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (12 March 2021). "KMT accuses Su of double standards on crime". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Two people under investigation for Kaohsiung building fire". Central News Agency. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  17. ^ Ge, You-hao; Huang, Hsu-lei; Chin, Jonathan. "Kaohsiung blaze rages for hours, killing 46 people". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  18. ^ Lai, Yu-chen; Mazzetta, Matthew (23 June 2022). "National Police Agency chief to retire June 30". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2022.