The First Yamagata Cabinet is the third Cabinet of Japan led by Yamagata Aritomo from December 24, 1889 to May 6, 1891.
First Yamagata Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 3rd Cabinet of Japan | |
| 1889–1891 | |
 | |
| Date formed | December 24, 1889 |
| Date dissolved | May 6, 1891 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Meiji |
| Prime Minister | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Total no. of members | 13 |
| Member party | Meiji oligarchy Taiseikai Kokumin Jiyutō |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition party | Liberal Party Rikken Kaishintō |
| History | |
| Election | 1890 general election |
| Legislature term | 1890–1892 |
| Predecessor | Sanjō caretaker cabinet |
| Successor | First Matsukata Cabinet |
Cabinet
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Count Yamagata Aritomo | Military (Army) | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Aoki Shūzō | Independent | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Count Yamagata Aritomo | Military (Army) | December 24, 1889 | May 17, 1890 | |
| Count Saigō Jūdō | Military (Navy) | May 17, 1890 | May 6, 1891 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Count Matsukata Masayoshi | Independent | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Minister of the Army | Count Ōyama Iwao | Military (Army) | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Count Saigō Jūdō | Military (Navy) | December 24, 1889 | May 17, 1890 | |
| Viscount Kabayama Sukenori | Military (Navy) | May 17, 1890 | May 6, 1891 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Count Yamada Akiyoshi | Military (Army) | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Minister of Education | Viscount Enomoto Takeaki | Military (Navy) | December 24, 1889 | May 17, 1890 | |
| Yoshikawa Akimasa | Independent | May 17, 1890 | May 6, 1891 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Iwamura Michitoshi | Independent | December 24, 1889 | May 17, 1890 | |
| Mutsu Munemitsu | Independent | May 17, 1890 | May 6, 1891 | ||
| Minister of Communications | Count Gotō Shōjirō | Independent | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Minister without portfolio | Count Ōki Takatō | Independent | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Baron Sufu Kohei | Independent | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Inoue Kowashi | Independent | December 24, 1889 | May 6, 1891 | |
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