List of Prime Ministers of Japan
Prime Ministers during the Meiji period (1868–1912)

List of Prime Ministers of Japan

Section Title: Prime Ministers during the Meiji period (1868–1912)
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№	Prime Minister	Term of office	Political Party	Government	Elected	Ref

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days

1	-	Count Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909)	22 December 1885	30 April 1888	860	None	1. Itō I	—

The first Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan.

2	-	Count Kuroda Kiyotaka 黒田 清隆 Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840–1900)	30 April 1888	25 October 1889	543	None	2. Kuroda	—

Oversaw promulgation of the Meiji Constitution. Failed to secure revision of the unequal treaties; resigned.

—	-	Prince Sanjō Sanetomi 三條 實美 Sanjō Sanetomi (1837–1891)	25 October 1889	24 December 1889	60	None	Sanjō (interim)	—

Upon the resignation of Kuroda’s government, the Emperor only accepted Kuroda’s resignation and invited Sanjō to head the government for two more months.

3	-	Count Yamagata Aritomo 山縣 有朋 Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922)	24 December 1889	6 May 1891	498	Military (Army)	3. Yamagata I	1890

4	-	Count Matsukata Masayoshi 松方 正義 Matsukata Masayoshi (1835–1924)	6 May 1891	8 August 1892	460	None	4. Matsukata I	1892

(1)	H.E.-Count Ito MinisterPresident.PNG	Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909)	8 August 1892	31 August 1896	1484	None	5. Itō II	Mar. 1894 Sept. 1894

First Sino-Japanese War

During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kuroda Kiyotaka (黑田 清隆 Kuroda Kiyotaka) was the Acting Prime Minister.

(4)	-	Count Matsukata Masayoshi 松方 正義 Matsukata Masayoshi (1835–1924)	18 September 1896	12 January 1898	481	None	6. Matsukata II	—

(1)	-	Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909)	12 January 1898	30 June 1898	169	None	7. Itō III	Mar. 1898

5	-	Count Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈 重信 Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838–1922)	30 June 1898	8 November 1898	131	Kenseitō	8. Ōkuma I	Sept. 1898

(3)	-	Marquess Yamagata Aritomo 山縣 有朋 Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922)	8 November 1898	19 October 1900	710	Military (Army)	9. Yamagata II	—

(1)	-	Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909)	19 October 1900	10 May 1901	203	Rikken Seiyūkai	10. Itō IV	—

Resigned.

During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Saionji Kinmochi (西園寺 公望 Saionji Kinmochi) was the Acting Prime Minister.

6	-	Count Katsura Tarō 桂 太郎 Katsura Tarō (1848–1913)	2 June 1901	7 January 1906	1680	Military (Army)	11. Katsura I	1902 1903 1904

7	-	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺 公望 Saionji Kinmochi (1849–1940)	7 January 1906	14 July 1908	919	Rikken Seiyūkai	12. Saionji I	1908

(6)	-	Prince Katsura Tarō 桂 太郎 Katsura Tarō (1848–1913)	14 July 1908	30 August 1911	1142	Military (Army)	13. Katsura II	—

(7)	-	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺 公望 Saionji Kinmochi (1849–1940)	30 August 1911	21 December 1912	479	Rikken Seiyūkai	14. Saionji II	1912

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Prince Katsura Tarō is one of the Prime Minister of Japan.

final_sentence: Prince Katsura Tarō is one of the Prime Minister of Japan.