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==First premiership (1889–1891)==
{{seealso|First Yamagata Cabinet}}
After the creation of the [[Cabinet of Japan]], Yamagata became the third [[Prime Minister of Japan]]. During his first term from December 24, 1889, to May 6, 1891, he became the first prime minister compelled to share power with a partially-elected [[Diet of Japan|Imperial Diet]] under the [[Meiji Constitution]] which took effect in 1890. On October 30, 1890, he presided over the enactment of the ''[[Imperial Rescript on Education]]''. In order to pass a budget for the fiscal year 1891 (beginning in April), he had to negotiate with a liberal majority in the House of Representatives, the elected lower house of the Diet.