Military Affairs Commission

For the Military Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China, see Central Military Commission (China).

The Military Affairs Commission (MAC) of the National Government, chaired by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, directed the command of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.

Military Affairs Commission of the National Government

國民政府軍事委員會 Guómínzhèngfǔ Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì
Flag of the chairman of the Military Affairs Commission
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 1925 (1925-07-01)
Dissolved	15 May 1946 (1946-05-15)
Agency executive	Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman He Yingqin, Chief of the General Staff

Military Affairs Commission
Traditional Chinese	國民政府軍事委員會
Simplified Chinese	国民政府军事委员会
Literal meaning	National Government Military Commission
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guómínzhèngfǔ Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì

Organizational structure

It was reorganized beginning on January 17, 1938, in the following way:

• Chairman - Chiang Kai-shek
• Military Commissioners
• Chief of the General Staff - He Yingqin
  • Board of Military Operations
  • Ministry of War
  • Board of Military Training
  • Board of Political Training
  • Directorate General of Courts Martial
  • Commission on Aeronautical Affairs
  • Military Personnel Bureau
  • Military Advisory Council
• Main Office of the Military Affairs Commission
• Aides Office
• Investigation Statistics Bureau
• Councillors Office
• Commanders of Military Regions
• Commander in Chief, Navy
• Commander in Chief, Air Force
• Rear Area Services Department
• Air Defense Commanders
• Garrison Commanders

List of leaders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Head of State
Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission (軍事委員會主席)
1		Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Zhàomíng (1883–1944)	1 July 1925	9 April 1926	Kuomintang		Wang Jingwei (Co-serving)
			282 days
2		Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	16 April 1926	10 March 1927	Kuomintang		Tan Yankai
			328 days
During this interval, the MAC was headed by a presidium.
3		Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín (1879–1936)	20 September 1927	4 January 1928	Kuomintang		Tan Yankai
			106 days
(2)		Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	7 February 1928	7 November 1928	Kuomintang
							Chiang Kai-shek (Co-serving)
			274 days
MAC abolished during this interval
Head of the Military Affairs Commission (軍事委員會委員長)
(2)		Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	6 March 1932	15 May 1946	Kuomintang		Lin Sen
							Chiang Kai-shek (Co-serving)
			14 years, 70 days

References

• Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. pp. 314-316.

External links

• Media related to Military Affairs Commission at Wikimedia Commons