Mackay cabinet

Mackay cabinet
20th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	21 April 1888 (1888-04-21)
Date dissolved	21 August 1891 (1891-08-21) (Demissionary from 9 July 1891 (1891-07-09))
People and organisations
Head of state	King William III (1888–1890) Queen Wilhelmina (1890–1891)
Head of government	Aeneas Mackay
No. of ministers	8
Ministers removed	2
Total no. of members	10
Member party	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Independent Catholics (Ind. C.) Independent Protestants (Ind. P.)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Majority government
History
Election(s)	1888 election
Outgoing election	1891 election
Legislature term(s)	1888–1891
Predecessor	J. Heemskerk cabinet
Successor	Van Tienhoven cabinet

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The Mackay cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 21 April 1888 until 21 August 1891. The cabinet was formed by the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Independent Catholics (Ind. C.) and Independent Protestants (Ind. P.) after the election of 1888. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. Aeneas Mackay of the Anti-Revolutionary Party was Prime Minister.

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Baron Aeneas Mackay (1838–1909)	Prime Minister		21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party
			Minister	Interior	21 April 1888 – 24 February 1890 [Appt]
		Jonkheer Alexander de Savornin Lohman (1837–1924)			24 February 1890 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Jonkheer Cornelis Hartsen (1823–1895)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
		Jonkheer Karel Antonie Godin de Beaufort (1850–1921)	Minister	Finance	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Jonkheer Gustave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1842–1926)	Minister	Justice	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1892	Independent Christian Democrat (Conservative Catholic)
		Jacob Havelaar (1840–1918)	Minister	Water Management, Commerce and Industry	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Major general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913)	Minister	War	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
		Rear admiral Hendrik Dyserinck (1838–1906)	Minister	Navy	21 April 1888 – 31 March 1891 [Res]	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
		Rear admiral Gerhardus Kruys (1846–1916)			31 March 1891 – 21 August 1891	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
		Levinus Keuchenius (1822–1893)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	21 April 1888 – 24 February 1890 [Res]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Baron Aeneas Mackay (1838–1909)			24 February 1890 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Res Resigned.

^Appt Appointment: Aeneas Mackay appointed as Minister of Colonial Affairs.

References

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Mackay Parlement & Politiek