Yamada Akiyoshi | |
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山田顕義 | |
![]() Yamada Akiyoshi | |
1st Minister of Justice | |
In office December 22, 1885 – June 1, 1891 | |
Monarch | Emperor Meiji |
Prime Minister | Itō, Kuroda, Yamagata and Matsukata |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Tanaka Fujimaro |
Lord of Justice | |
In office December 12, 1883 – December 25, 1885 | |
Monarch | Emperor Meiji |
Preceded by | Ōki Takatō |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Lord of Home Affairs | |
In office October 21, 1881 – December 12, 1883 | |
Monarch | Emperor Meiji |
Preceded by | Matsukata Masayoshi |
Succeeded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
Lord of Public Works | |
In office September 10, 1879 – February 28, 1880 | |
Monarch | Emperor Meiji |
Preceded by | Inoue Kaoru |
Succeeded by | Yamao Yōzō |
Personal details | |
Born | Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan | November 18, 1844
Died | November 11, 1892 Asago, Hyōgo, Japan | (aged 47)
Resting place | Gokoku-ji, Tokyo, Japan |
Citizenship | Japanese |
Military service | |
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Count Yamada Akiyoshi (山田 顕義, November 18, 1844 – November 11, 1892) was a Japanese politician, samurai, and one of the early leaders of the Meiji Restoration. He served as Minister of Justice from 1885 to 1891. In his youth he was commonly known as Yamada Ichinojō; however, he changed his name frequently during the Bakumatsu period.