Æneas, Baron Mackay was a Dutch Anti-Revolutionary politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1888 to 1891. Born into a noble family from Gelderland, he studied law in Utrecht and worked as lawyer and a judge. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 1876, and retained his seat for twelve years before his premiership. In his cabinet, he served as minister of the Interior and minister of Colonial Affairs. After another thirteen years in the House, he became a member of the Council of State, receiving the honorary title Minister of State.
Aeneas Mackay Jr.
The Anti-Revolutionary Party was a Protestant conservative and Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper, a neo-Calvinist theologian and minister. In 1980 the party merged with the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) to form the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Abraham Kuyper, founder and party leader until 1920, Prime Minister 1901–1905.
Æneas Mackay, the first Prime Minister of the Anti-Revolutionary Party 1888–1891.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Prime Minister 1940–1945 during World War II leading the Dutch government in exile.
Jelle Zijlstra, party leader in 1956 and 1958–1959, Prime Minister 1966–1967.
