# Yamagata Aritomo - Prime Minister of Japan

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/yamagata-aritomo-1889
Reign: 1889-12 – 1891-05
Dynasty: Prime Ministers of Japan
Wikipedia: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/past_cabinet/009.html

Prime Minister of Japan; cabinet dates recorded by the Prime Minister’s Office.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Kuroda Kiyotaka](https://history-japan.com/rulers/kuroda-kiyotaka)
- Succeeded by: [Matsukata Masayoshi](https://history-japan.com/rulers/matsukata-masayoshi-1891)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1889 - [Meiji Constitution is promulgated](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1889-meiji-constitution-is-promulgated)