In 1898 (the 31st year of the Meiji era), he formed the first party government in the history of Japan. It was short lived, but he formed a second cabinet in 1914 (the third year of the Taisho era).
一八九六年，大隈復出，擔任日本外相；一八九八年（明治卅一年），大隈組成日本歷史上第一個政黨內閣，但歷時極短；一九一四年（大正三年），又組成第二次大隈內閣。