Mackay cabinet | |
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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 |
| Totalno. of members | 10 |
| Member party | Anti-Revolutionary Party Independent Catholics Independent Protestants |
| Status in legislature | Centre-rightMajority 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 |
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TheMackay cabinet was thecabinet of the Netherlands from 21 April 1888 until 21 August 1891. The cabinet was formed by theAnti-Revolutionary Party (ARP),Independent Catholics (Ind. C.) andIndependent Protestants (Ind. P.) after theelection of 1888. Thecentre-right cabinet was amajority government in theHouse of Representatives.Aeneas Mackay of theAnti-Revolutionary Party wasPrime Minister.
| 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 | |||