Yamada Akiyoshi

Count Yamada Akiyoshi
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	(1844-11-18)November 18, 1844 Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died	November 11, 1892(1892-11-11) (aged 47) Asago, Hyōgo, Japan
Resting place	Gokoku-ji, Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship	Japanese
Military service
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army
Rank	Lieutenant General

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.