Matsukata Masayoshi

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Prince Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office 2 May 1917 – 18 September 1922
Monarch	Taishō
Preceded by	Ōyama Iwao
Succeeded by	Hirata Tosuke
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 18 September 1896 – 12 January 1898
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Kuroda Kiyotaka (Acting)
Succeeded by	Itō Hirobumi
In office 6 May 1891 – 8 August 1892
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Yamagata Aritomo
Succeeded by	Itō Hirobumi
Personal details
Born	(1835-02-25)25 February 1835 Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan
Died	2 July 1924(1924-07-02) (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Matsukata Masako (1845–1920)
Japanese name
Kanji	松方 正義
Hiragana	まつかた まさよし
Transcriptions Romanization Matsukata Masayoshi

Prince Matsukata Masayoshi (松方 正義, 25 February 1835 – 2 July 1924) was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1891 to 1892 and 1896 to 1898.