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List of prime ministers of Hungary
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The prime minister of Hungary () is the head of government of Hungary and the leader of the Hungarian cabinet.
Background
The office of prime minister was formally established during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, under the April Laws sanctioned by King Ferdinand V. The first prime minister was Lajos Batthyány, who took office on 17 March 1848, marking the beginning of constitutional and parliamentary government in Hungary.
Following the outbreak of the revolution, growing tensions between the Hungarian Diet and the Austrian imperial court led to Batthyány's resignation in September 1848. On 3 October 1848, Emperor Ferdinand appointed Count Ádám Récsey as prime minister, though this appointment was made without the approval of the Diet and was therefore unconstitutional under the April Laws.
Récsey attempted to dissolve the Hungarian Diet and reassert royal authority, but his actions were rejected by Hungarian leaders and the revolutionary government led by Lajos Kossuth. His term lasted only a few days. After Emperor Ferdinand abdicated on 7 October 1848 in favor of his nephew Franz Joseph I, Récsey was forced to resign and was briefly arrested.
The office of prime minister was restored following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, which created the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen within the Dual Monarchy. Since then, the prime minister has remained the head of government, responsible for directing the executive branch and leading the cabinet.
After the collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918, Hungary experienced several regime changes, including the First Hungarian Republic, the Hungarian Soviet Republic, and the second Kingdom of Hungary without a reigning monarch. The prime minister's role continued throughout these periods, though its powers varied depending on the form of government.
Following World War II, Hungary became a People's Republic under Soviet influence, during which the office of prime minister continued in name but held limited power under the Communist Party. After the fall of communism in 1989, Hungary re-established itself as a democratic parliamentary republic, and the prime minister once again became the head of a freely elected government accountable to the National Assembly.
The current prime minister is Viktor Orbán, who has served since 29 May 2010.
[[Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)|Kingdom of Hungary]] (1848–1849) and the [[Hungarian State]] (1849)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | ||||||||||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | Monarch | |||||||||||||||
| (Reign) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | Opposition Party (Hungary)}}; color:white;" | 1 | President of the Committee of National Defence | Opposition Party (Hungary)}}; color:white;" | 2 | Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | Military rule}}; color:black;" | — | Opposition Party (Hungary)}}; color:white;" | 3 | |||
| [[File:Batthyány Barabás.jpg | 120px]] | Count | |||||||||||||||
| **Lajos Batthyány** | |||||||||||||||||
| (1807–1849) | 17 March 1848 | 2 October 1848 | Opposition Party (Hungary)}}; color:white;" | [](opposition-party-hungary) | Last Diet | Batthyány | |||||||||||
| EP–KP | Ferdinand V | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ferdinand I (1793-1875), Emperor of Austria (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||
| (1835–1848) | |||||||||||||||||
| [**1** | |||||||||||||||||
| (1848)](1848-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Vastagh Portrait of Lajos Kossuth.jpg | 120px]] | **Lajos Kossuth** | |||||||||||||||
| (1802–1894) | 2 October 1848 | 2 May 1849 | Opposition Party (Hungary)}}; color:white;" | [](opposition-party-hungary) | [**1** | ||||||||||||
| (1848)](1848-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Committee of National Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| EP–BP | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ádám Récsey.jpg | 120px]] | Baron | |||||||||||||||
| Ádám Récsey | |||||||||||||||||
| (1775–1852) | |||||||||||||||||
| *appointed illegally* | *3 October 1848* | *7 October 1848* | ** | Military rule}}; color:black;" | [](imperial-austrian-army-1806-1867) | [**1** | |||||||||||
| (1848)](1848-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | — | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:SzemereBertalan.jpg | 120px]] | **Bertalan Szemere** | |||||||||||||||
| (1812–1869) | 2 May 1849 | 11 August 1849 | Opposition Party (Hungary)}}; color:white;" | [](opposition-party-hungary) | Szemere | ||||||||||||
| EP–BP | *Vacant* |
After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the restored Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created and the Hungarian Kingdom was organized as Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen.
[[Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen|Kingdom of Hungary]] (1867–1918)
Parties /48AP
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | Monarch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Reign) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | Deák Party}};" | 4 | Deák Party}};" | 5 | Deák Party}};" | 6 | Deák Party}};" | 7 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}};" | 8 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}};" | 9 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}};" | 10 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}};" | 11 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}};" | 12 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}};" | 13 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}};" | 14 | Liberal Party (Hungary)}}; | 15 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 16 | National Constitution Party}}; color:white;" | (11) | National Party of Work}};" | (14) | National Party of Work}};" | 17 | National Party of Work}};" | (15) | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 18 | National Constitution Party}}; color:white;" | (11) | National Constitution Party}}; color:white;" | 19 | Party of Independence and '48}}; color:white;" | 20 |
| [[File:Andrássy Gyula foto.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Gyula Andrássy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1823–1890) | 17 February 1867 | 14 November 1871 | Deák Party}};" | DP | [**3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1865)](1865-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Andrássy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DP | Francis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Emperor-Frans-Josef-I-of-Austria-142360744594 (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1848–1916) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1869)](1869-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Lónyay Menyhért Albuminabzug.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Menyhért Lónyay** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1822–1884) | 14 November 1871 | 4 December 1872 | Deák Party}};" | DP | Lónyay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**5** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1872)](1872-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Szlavy Jozsef.jpg | 120px]] | **József Szlávy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1818–1900) | 4 December 1872 | 21 March 1874 | Deák Party}};" | DP | Szlávy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bitto Istvan.jpg | 120px]] | **István Bittó** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1822–1903) | 21 March 1874 | 2 March 1875 | Deák Party}};" | DP | Bittó | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DP–BK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ellinger - Wenckheim Béla.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Béla Wenckheim** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1811–1879) | 2 March 1875 | 20 October 1875 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | Wenckheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Tisza Kálmán Koller u..jpg | 120px]] | **Kálmán Tisza** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1830–1902) | 20 October 1875 | 13 March 1890 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | [**6** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1875)](1875-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | K. Tisza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**7** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1878)](1878-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**8** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1881)](1881-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**9** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1884)](1884-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**10** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1887)](1887-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ellinger - Szapáry Gyula.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Gyula Szapáry** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1832–1905) | 13 March 1890 | 17 November 1892 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | Szapáry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**11** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1892)](1892-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:PM Sándor Wekerle.jpg | 120px]] | **Sándor Wekerle** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1848–1921) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1st term* | 17 November 1892 | 14 January 1895 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | Wekerle I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bánffy Dezső (Mai Manó felvétele).jpg | 120px]] | Baron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Dezső Bánffy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1843–1911) | 14 January 1895 | 26 February 1899 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | Bánffy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**12** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1896)](1896-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Széll Kálmán.jpg | 120px]] | **Kálmán Széll** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1843–1915) | 26 February 1899 | 27 June 1903 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | Széll | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**13** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1901)](1901-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Khuen-Héderváry 1883.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Károly Khuen-Héderváry** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1849–1918) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1st term* | 27 June 1903 | 3 November 1903 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | Khuen-Héderváry I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:István Tisza (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **István Tisza** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1861–1918) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1st term* | 3 November 1903 | 18 June 1905 | Deák Party}};" | SZP | I. Tisza I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Fejérváry Géza.jpg | 120px]] | Baron *Feldzeugmeister* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Géza Fejérváry** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1833–1914) | 18 June 1905 | 8 April 1906 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | [**14** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1905)](1905-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Fejérváry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:PM Sándor Wekerle.jpg | 120px]] | **Sándor Wekerle** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1848–1921) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2nd term* | 8 April 1906 | 17 January 1910 | National Constitution Party}} | [](national-constitution-party) | [**15** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1906)](1906-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Wekerle II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F48P–OAP–KNP–PDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Khuen-Héderváry 1883.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Károly Khuen-Héderváry** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1849–1918) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2nd term* | 17 January 1910 | 22 April 1912 | National Party of Work}};" | NMP | [**16** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1910)](1910-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Khuen-Héderváry II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Lukács László c. 1906.jpg | 120px]] | **László Lukács** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1850–1932) | 22 April 1912 | 10 June 1913 | National Party of Work}};" | NMP | Lukács | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:István Tisza (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **István Tisza** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1861–1918) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2nd term* | 10 June 1913 | 15 June 1917 | National Party of Work}};" | NMP | I. Tisza II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Esterházy Móricz 1925.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Móric Esterházy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1881–1960) | 15 June 1917 | 20 August 1917 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | Esterházy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NMP–F48P–OAP–KNP–PDP | Charles IV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Charles of Austria-Este (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1916–1918) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:PM Sándor Wekerle.jpg | 120px]] | **Sándor Wekerle** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1848–1921) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *3rd term* | 20 August 1917 | 30 October 1918 | National Constitution Party}}; color:white;" | [](national-constitution-party) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| → | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [](hu-48-as-alkotmanypart) | Wekerle III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NMP–F48P–OAP→48AP–KNP–PDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hadik Janos.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **János Hadik** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1863–1933) | 30 October 1918 | 31 October 1918 | National Constitution Party}}; color:white;" | [](national-constitution-party) | Hadik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *not formed* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Károlyi Mihály köztársasági elnök (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Mihály Károlyi** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1875–1955) | 31 October 1918 | 16 November 1918 | Party of Independence and '48}}; color:white;" | [](party-of-independence-and-48) | MNT | M. Károlyi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F48P–PRP–MSZDP |
[[First Hungarian Republic|Hungarian People's Republic]] (1918–1919)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | President | ||||||||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Hungarian People's Republic | Party of Independence and '48}}; color:white;" | (20) | — | 21 | ||||
| [[File:Károlyi Mihály köztársasági elnök (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||
| **Mihály Károlyi** | ||||||||||||
| (1875–1955) | ||||||||||||
| *acting head of state* | 16 November 1918 | 11 January 1919 | Party of Independence and '48}}; color:white;" | [](party-of-independence-and-48) | MNT (—) | M. Károlyi | ||||||
| F48P–PRP–MSZDP | ||||||||||||
| [[File:Berinkey Dénes.jpg | 120px]] | **Dénes Berinkey** | ||||||||||
| (1871–1944) | ||||||||||||
| *11 January 1919* | *18 January 1919* | ** | ||||||||||
| 18 January 1919 | 21 March 1919 | Berinkey | ||||||||||
| F48P–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP |
[[Hungarian Soviet Republic]] (1919)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | ||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | Chairman | |||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Chairman of the Revolutionary Governing Council of the Hungarian Soviet Republic | Hungarian Communist Party}}; color:white;" | 22 | |
| [[File:Sándor Garbai (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Sándor Garbai** | |||||
| (1879–1947) | |||||||
| *head of state* | 21 March 1919 | 1 August 1919 | Hungarian Communist Party}}; color:white;" | [](hungarian-communist-party) | TOGY (—) | Central Executive Council | |
| KMP | *Himself* | ||||||
| [[File:Sándor Garbai (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||
| (1919) |
[[White Terror (Hungary)|Counter-revolutionary governments]] (1919)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Counter-revolutionary Government of Hungary | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | — | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | — |
| [[File:Károlyi Gyula Portré.jpg | 120px]] | *Gyula Károlyi* | |||||||||
| (1871–1947) | |||||||||||
| *in opposition* | *5 May 1919* | *31 May 1919* | ** | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | *Ind.* | *Arad* | |||||
| *31 May 1919* | *6 June 1919* | *Szeged I* | |||||||||
| *6 June 1919* | *12 July 1919* | *Szeged II* | |||||||||
| [[File:Pattantyús Ábrahám Dezső.jpg | 120px]] | *Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám* | |||||||||
| (1875–1973) | |||||||||||
| *in opposition* | *12 July 1919* | *12 August 1919* | ** | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | *Ind.* | *Szeged III* |
[[First Hungarian Republic|Hungarian People's Republic]] (1919)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||
| (Election) | Cabinet | President | ||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Hungarian People's Republic | Social Democratic Party of Hungary}}; color:white;" | 23 |
| [[File:Gyula Peidl (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Gyula Peidl** | ||||
| (1873–1943) | ||||||
| *acting head of state* | 1 August 1919 | 6 August 1919 | ||||
| (*deposed*) | Social Democratic Party of Hungary}}; color:white;" | [](social-democratic-party-of-hungary) | — | |||
| Peidl | ||||||
| MSZDP | *Himself* |
[[Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)|Hungarian Republic]] (1919–1920)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | President | ||||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Hungarian Republic | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 24 | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | 25 |
| [[File:István Friedrich Hungarian Prime Minister.jpg | 120px]] | **István Friedrich** | ||||||
| (1883–1951) | ||||||||
| 7 August 1919 | 24 November 1919 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | |||||
| → | ||||||||
| KNP | ||||||||
| → | ||||||||
| KNEP | — | |||||||
| Friedrich | ||||||||
| KNP→KNEP–OKGFP | ||||||||
| [[File:Huszár Károly miniszterelnök (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Károly Huszár** | ||||||
| (1882–1941) | ||||||||
| *acting head of state* | 24 November 1919 | 1 March 1920 | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | [](christian-national-union-party) | Huszár | |||
| KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP | *Himself* |
[[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Kingdom of Hungary]] (1920–1946)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | Regent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Reign) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | (25) | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | 26 | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | 27 | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | 28 | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | (27) | — | 33 | — | 34 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 35 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 36 |
| [[File:Huszár Károly miniszterelnök (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Károly Huszár** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1882–1941) | 1 March 1920 | 15 March 1920 | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | [](christian-national-union-party) | — | Huszár | ||||||||||||||||||||
| KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP | Miklós Horthy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós kormányzó (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1920–1944) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Simonyi-Semadam Sándor portré.jpg | 120px]] | **Sándor Simonyi-Semadam** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1864–1946) | 15 March 1920 | 19 July 1920 | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | [](christian-national-union-party) | [**17** | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1920)](1920-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Simonyi-Semadam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KNEP–OKGFP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Teleki pál portré (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Pál Teleki** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1879–1941) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1st term* | 19 July 1920 | 14 April 1921 | Christian National Union Party}}; color:white;" | [](christian-national-union-party) | Teleki I | |||||||||||||||||||||
| KNEP–OKGFP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:István Bethlen Portrait (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **István Bethlen** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1874–1946) | 14 April 1921 | 24 August 1931 | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | EP | [**18** | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1922)](1922-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Bethlen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**19** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1926)](1926-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**20** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1931)](1931-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Károlyi Gyula Portré.jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Gyula Károlyi** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1871–1947) | 24 August 1931 | 1 October 1932 | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | EP | G. Károlyi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EP–KGSZP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Gombos Gyula.png | 120px]] | Gyula Gömbös | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1886–1936) | 1 October 1932 | 6 October 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (*died in office*) | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | NEP | [**21** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1935)](1935-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Gömbös | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E05367A, Johann von Daranyi.jpg | 120px]] | **Kálmán Darányi** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1886–1939) | *6 October 1936* | *12 October 1936* | ** | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | NEP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 October 1936 | 14 May 1938 | Darányi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E05369A, Bela von Imredy.jpg | 120px]] | **Béla Imrédy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1891–1946) | 14 May 1938 | 16 February 1939 | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | NEP | Imrédy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NEP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Teleki pál portré (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Count | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Pál Teleki** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1879–1941) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2st term* | 16 February 1939 | 3 April 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (*died in office*) | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | MÉP | Teleki II | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MÉP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [**22** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1939)](1939-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Keresztes-Fischer Ferenc (1935).jpg | 120px]] | *Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1881–1948) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *acting* | *3 April 1941* | ** | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | MÉP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bárdossy László miniszterelnök (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **László Bárdossy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1890–1946) | 3 April 1941 | 7 March 1942 | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | MÉP | Bárdossy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MÉP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Keresztes-Fischer Ferenc (1935).jpg | 120px]] | *Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1881–1948) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *acting* | *7 March 1942* | *9 March 1942* | ** | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | MÉP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Kállay Miklós portré (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Miklós Kállay** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1887–1967) | 9 March 1942 | 22 March 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (*deposed*) | Unity Party (Hungary)}}; color:black;" | MÉP | Kállay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MÉP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sztojay-official portrait 1944.jpg | 120px]] | **Döme Sztójay** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1883–1946) | 22 March 1944 | 29 August 1944 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | Sztójay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MÉP–MMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:LakatosGéza Portrait 1940s.jpg | 120px]] | General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Géza Lakatos** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1890–1967) | 29 August 1944 | 16 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (*deposed*) | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | Lakatos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MÉP |
[[Government of National Unity (Hungary)|Government of National Unity]] (1944–1945)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | ||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | Head of State | |||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | Arrow Cross Party}}; color:white" | 37 | |
| [[File:Ferenc Szálasi (3x4 cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Ferenc Szálasi** | |||||
| (1897–1946) | |||||||
| *head of state* | 16 October 1944 | 7 May 1945 | Arrow Cross Party}}; color:white" | [](arrow-cross-party) | Szálasi | ||
| NYKP–MMP | *Himself* | ||||||
| [[File:Szálasi 1941.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||
| (1944–1945) |
Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | Head of State | ||||||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 38 | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | 39 | ||
| [[File:Béla Miklós Portrait (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | General | ||||||||
| **Béla Miklós** | ||||||||||
| (1890–1948) | ||||||||||
| *22 December 1944* | *28 March 1945* | ** | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | [INGY | |||||
| (1944)](1944-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Provisional Government | |||||||||
| FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDP | *Himself* | |||||||||
| (1944–1945) | ||||||||||
| 28 March 1945 | 15 November 1945 | High National Council | ||||||||
| [[File:Coat of arms of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; angels).svg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||
| (1945–1946) | ||||||||||
| [[File:Tildy Zoltán-MTI 1946.jpg | 120px]] | **Zoltán Tildy** | ||||||||
| (1889–1961) | 15 November 1945 | 1 February 1946 | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | [](independent-smallholders-agrarian-workers-and-civic-party) | [23 | |||||
| (1945)](1945-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Tildy | |||||||||
| FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP |
[[Second Hungarian Republic|Hungarian Republic]] (1946–1949)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||||||||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | Head of State | ||||||||||||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary | Hungarian Communist Party}}; color:white" | — | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | 40 | Hungarian Communist Party}}; color:white" | — | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | 41 | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | 42 | ||
| [[File:Rákosi Mátyás portré (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | *Mátyás Rákosi* | ||||||||||||||
| (1892–1971) | ||||||||||||||||
| *acting* | *1 February 1946* | *4 February 1946* | ** | Hungarian Communist Party}}; color:white" | *[](hungarian-communist-party)* | [23 | ||||||||||
| (1945)](1945-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | *Tildy | |||||||||||||||
| FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP* | Zoltán Tildy | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Tildy Zoltán-MTI 1946.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||
| (1946–1948) | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Nagy Ferenc-MTI 1946.jpg | 120px]] | **Ferenc Nagy** | ||||||||||||||
| (1903–1979) | 4 February 1946 | 31 May 1947 | ||||||||||||||
| (*deposed*) | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | [](independent-smallholders-agrarian-workers-and-civic-party) | F. Nagy | |||||||||||||
| FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Rákosi Mátyás portré (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | *Mátyás Rákosi* | ||||||||||||||
| (1892–1971) | ||||||||||||||||
| *acting* | *31 May 1947* | Hungarian Communist Party}}; color:white" | *[](hungarian-communist-party)* | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Dinnyés Lajos.jpg | 120px]] | **Lajos Dinnyés** | ||||||||||||||
| (1901–1961) | 31 May 1947 | 10 December 1948 | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | [](independent-smallholders-agrarian-workers-and-civic-party) | Dinnyés | |||||||||||
| (MKP–MSZDP)→MDP–FKGP–NPP | Árpád Szakasits | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Szakasits Árpád portré.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||
| (1948–1949) | ||||||||||||||||
| [24 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1947)](1947-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Dobi István 1948-06.jpg | 120px]] | **István Dobi** | ||||||||||||||
| (1898–1968) | 10 December 1948 | 20 August 1949 | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}}; color:white;" | [](independent-smallholders-agrarian-workers-and-civic-party) | Dobi | |||||||||||
| MDP–FKGP–NPP |
[[Hungarian People's Republic]] (1949–1989)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic | Independent politician}};" | (42) | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | 43 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | 44 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | 45 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | (44) | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | 46 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | 47 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | (46) | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | 48 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | 49 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | 50 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | 51 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party}}; color:white" | 52 |
| [[File:Dobi István 1948-06.jpg | 120px]] | **István Dobi** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1898–1968) | 20 August 1949 | 14 August 1952 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | [25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1949)](1949-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Dobi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MDP | Mátyás Rákosi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Mátyás Rákosi General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1949–1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Rákosi Mátyás portré (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Mátyás Rákosi** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1892–1971) | 14 August 1952 | 4 July 1953 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | Rákosi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Imre Nagy portrait.AI (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Imre Nagy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1896–1958) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1st term* | 4 July 1953 | 18 April 1955 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | [26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1953)](1953-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | I. Nagy I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Andras Hegedüs 1954.jpg | 120px]] | **András Hegedüs** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1922–1999) | 18 April 1955 | 24 October 1956 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-working-people-s-party) | Hegedüs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MDP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Imre Nagy portrait.AI (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Imre Nagy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1896–1958) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2nd term* | 24 October 1956 | 31 October 1956 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | I. Nagy II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MDP→MSZMP–FKGP | Ernő Gerő | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Enro Gero (Hongarije), Bestanddeelnr 914-2279 (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 November 1956 | 4 November 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (*deposed*) | I. Nagy III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP–FKGP–MSZDP–PP | János Kádár | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro)-(cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1956–1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:János Kádár 1962.jpg | 120px]] | **János Kádár** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1912–1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1st term* | 4 November 1956 | 28 January 1958 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | Kádár I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Münnich Ferenc.jpg | 120px]] | **Ferenc Münnich** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1886–1967) | 28 January 1958 | 13 September 1961 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | [27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1958)](1958-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Münnich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro)-(cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **János Kádár** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1912–1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2nd term* | 13 September 1961 | 30 June 1965 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | Kádár II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1963)](1963-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Kállai Gyula 1964.jpg | 120px]] | **Gyula Kállai** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1910–1996) | 30 June 1965 | 14 April 1967 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | Kállai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Fock Jenő (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Jenő Fock** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1916–2001) | 14 April 1967 | 15 May 1975 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | [29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1967)](1967-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Fock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1971)](1971-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Lázár György (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **György Lázár** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1924–2014) | 15 May 1975 | 25 June 1987 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | [31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1975)](1975-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Lázár | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1980)](1980-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1985)](1985-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Károly Grósz (cropped) (b).jpg | 120px]] | **Károly Grósz** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1930–1996) | 25 June 1987 | 24 November 1988 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | Grósz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Németh Miklós 1989 (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Miklós Németh** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | 24 November 1988 | 23 October 1989 | Hungarian Working People's Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-workers-party) | Németh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZMP→MSZP | Károly Grósz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Károly Grósz (cropped) (b).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1988–1989) |
[[History of Hungary#Third Republic (since 1989)|Hungarian Republic]] / [[Hungary]] (from 1989)
Parties
| No. | Portrait | Name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Election) | Cabinet | President | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Term) | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary | Hungarian Socialist Party}}; color:white" | — | Hungarian Democratic Forum}}; color:white" | 53 | Hungarian Democratic Forum}}; color:white" | 54 | Hungarian Socialist Party}}; color:white" | 55 | Fidesz}}; color:white" | 56 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 57 | Hungarian Socialist Party}}; color:white" | 58 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 59 | Fidesz}}; color:white" | (56) | Prime Minister of Hungary | Fidesz}}; color:white" | (56) |
| [[File:Németh Miklós 1989 (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | *Miklós Németh* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *acting* | *23 October 1989* | *23 May 1990* | ** | Hungarian Socialist Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-party) | — | Németh | ||||||||||||||||||
| MSZP | *Mátyás Szűrös* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Szűrös-Kádár (cropped).jpg | 60px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1989–1990) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:József Antall (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **József Antall** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1932–1993) | 23 May 1990 | 12 December 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (*died in office*) | Hungarian Democratic Forum}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-democratic-forum) | [34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1990)](1990-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Antall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MDF–FKGP–KDNP | Árpád Göncz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:GönczÁrpád.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1990–2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Boross Péter 2020 (cropped).png | 120px]] | **Péter Boross** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1928) | *12 December 1993* | *21 December 1993* | ** | Hungarian Democratic Forum}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-democratic-forum) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 December 1993 | 15 July 1994 | Boross | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MDF–EKGP–KDNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Gyula Horn at the award ceremony of the Charlemagne Prize.jpg (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Gyula Horn** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1932–2013) | 15 July 1994 | 6 July 1998 | Hungarian Socialist Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-party) | [35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1994)](1994-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Horn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZP–SZDSZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Viktor Orban at the ECON Committee Meeting (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | **Viktor Orbán** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *1st term* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| premiership | 6 July 1998 | 27 May 2002 | Fidesz}}; color:white" | [](fidesz) | [36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1998)](1998-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Orbán I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidesz–FKGP–MDF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferenc Mádl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ferenc Mádl.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2000–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Medgyessy in August 2014 (cropped).JPG | 120px]] | **Péter Medgyessy** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1942) | 27 May 2002 | 29 September 2004 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | [37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (2002)](2002-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Medgyessy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZP–SZDSZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ferenc Gyurcsany 2012.jpg | 120px]] | **Ferenc Gyurcsány** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1961) | 29 September 2004 | 14 April 2009 | Hungarian Socialist Party}}; color:white" | [](hungarian-socialist-party) | Gyurcsány I | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZP–SZDSZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2006)](2006-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Gyurcsány II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZP–SZDSZ | László Sólyom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:László Sólyom.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2005–2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bajnai Jerusalem.jpg | 120px]] | **Gordon Bajnai** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1968) | 14 April 2009 | 29 May 2010 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | Ind. | Bajnai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MSZP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:OrbanViktor 2011-01-07.jpg | 120px]] | **Viktor Orbán** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2nd term* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| premiership | 29 May 2010 | 31 December 2011 | Fidesz}}; color:white" | [](fidesz) | [39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (2010)](2010-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Orbán II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidesz–KDNP | Pál Schmitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Official Portrait Pál Schmitt MEP.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2010–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Viktor Orbán Tallinn Digital Summit.jpg | 120px]] | **Viktor Orbán** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *2nd term* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| premiership | 1 January 2012 | *Incumbent* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidesz}}; color:white" | [](fidesz) | [39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2010)](2010-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Orbán II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidesz–KDNP | János Áder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:János Áder no Brasil.jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2012–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2014)](2014-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Orbán III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidesz–KDNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2018)](2018-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Orbán IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidesz–KDNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2022)](2022-hungarian-parliamentary-election) | Orbán V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fidesz–KDNP | Katalin Novák | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Katalin Novák, 2023 (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2022–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamás Sulyok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sulyok Tamás hivatalos portréja (cropped).jpg | 70px | frameless]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2024–present) |
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24/11/1988 color:mkp text:"Károly Grósz" bar:Németh from: 24/11/1988 till: 07/10/1989 color:mkp from: 07/10/1989 till: 23/05/1990 color:mszp text:"Miklós Németh" bar:Antall from: 23/05/1990 till: 12/12/1993 color:mdf text:"József Antall" bar:Boross from: 12/12/1993 till: 15/07/1994 color:mdf text:"Péter Boross" bar:Horn from: 15/07/1994 till: 06/06/1998 color:mszp text:"Gyula Horn" bar:Orbán from: 06/06/1998 till: 27/05/2002 color:fidesz from: 29/05/2010 till: $today color:fidesz text:"Viktor Orbán" bar:Medgyessy from: 27/05/2002 till: 29/09/2004 color:independent text:"Péter Medgyessy" bar:Gyurcsány from: 29/09/2004 till: 14/04/2009 color:mszp text:"Ferenc Gyurcsány" bar:Bajnai from: 14/04/2009 till: 29/05/2010 color:independent text:"Gordon Bajnai"
Notes
References
Sources
- Bölöny, József – Hubai, László: Magyarország kormányai 1848–2004 [Cabinets of Hungary 1848–2004], Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2004 (5th edition).
- Izsák, Alajos – Pölöskei, Ferenc – Romsics, Ignác – Urbán, Aladár: Magyar miniszterelnökök 1848–2002 [Prime ministers of Hungary 1848–2002], Kossuth Kiadó, Budapest, 2003.
- Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon [The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia] (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; .
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