Mackay cabinet

Mackay cabinet
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 Independent Catholics Independent Protestants
Status in legislature	Centre-right Majority government
History
Election	1888 election
Outgoing election	1891 election
Legislature terms	1888–1891
Incoming formation	1888
Outgoing formation	1891
Predecessor	J. Heemskerk cabinet
Successor	Van Tienhoven cabinet

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.

Composition

Composition ^[1]

Title	Minister				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Chairman of the Council of Ministers		Aeneas Mackay Jr.		ARP	21 April 1888	21 August 1891
Minister of the Interior		Aeneas Mackay Jr.		ARP	21 April 1888	24 February 1890
		Alexander de Savornin Lohman		ARP	24 February 1890	21 August 1891
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Cornelis Hartsen		Indep. [a]	21 April 1888	21 August 1891
Minister of Finance		Karel Antonie Godin de Beaufort		ARP	21 April 1888	21 August 1891
Minister of Justice		Gustave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck		Indep. [b]	21 April 1888	21 August 1891
Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry		Jacob Havelaar		ARP	21 April 1888	21 August 1891
Minister of War		Johannes Bergansius		Indep. [b]	21 April 1888	21 August 1891
Minister of the Navy		Hendrik Dyserinck		Indep. [a]	21 April 1888	31 March 1891
		Gerhardus Kruys		Indep.	31 March 1891	21 August 1891
Minister of Colonial Affairs		Levinus Keuchenius		ARP	21 April 1888	24 February 1890
		Aeneas Mackay Jr.		ARP	24 February 1890	21 August 1891

1. Conservative
2. Catholic

References

1. Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)

Further reading

• Brinkel, Th.B.F.M.; Bruijn, J. de; Postma, A., eds. (1990). Het kabinet Mackay[The Mackay cabinet] (in Dutch). Baarn: Uitgeverij Arbor. ISBN   90 5158 036 3.