Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország külügyminisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is János Martonyi.

This position was called Minister besides the King between 1848 and 1918, except in 1849 when Hungary declared its independence from Austria and the Habsburg Monarchy. During the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918) the two countries also had a joint Minister of Foreign Affairs.

This page is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Hungary.

Contents

Ministers besides the King, 1848

Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Minister Began Ended
Pál Esterházy 7 April 1848 9 September 1848

Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 1849

Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Minister Began Ended
Kázmér Batthyány 8 May 1849 16 July 1849

Ministers besides the King, 1867-1918

Austria-Hungary

For the joint Ministers of Foreign Affairs, see List of Foreign Ministers of Austria-Hungary.
Minister Began Ended
György Festetics 20 February 1867 19 May 1871
Béla Wenckheim 19 May 1871 7 July 1879
Kálmán Tisza 11 July 1879 25 September 1879
Béla Orczy 25 September 1879 24 December 1890
László Szőgyény-Marich 24 December 1890 24 October 1892
Géza Fejérváry 24 October 1892 19 November 1892
Lajos Tisza 19 November 1892 10 June 1894
Gyula Andrássy the Younger 10 June 1894 15 January 1895
Géza Fejérváry 15 January 1895 18 January 1895
Sámuel Jósika 18 January 1895 20 January 1898
Dezső Bánffy 20 January 1898 20 December 1898
Manó Széchényi 20 December 1898 7 March 1900
Kálmán Széll 7 March 1900 29 March 1900
Gyula Széchényi 29 March 1900 27 June 1903
Károly Khuen-Héderváry 27 June 1903 3 November 1903
István Tisza 3 November 1903 3 March 1904
Károly Khuen-Héderváry 3 March 1904 18 June 1905
Géza Fejérváry 18 June 1905 8 April 1906
Aladár Zichy 8 April 1906 17 January 1910
Károly Khuen-Héderváry 17 January 1910 22 April 1912
László Lukács 22 April 1912 10 June 1913
István Burián 10 June 1913 13 January 1915
István Tisza 13 January 1915 29 May 1915
Ervin Roszner 29 May 1915 15 June 1917
Tivadar Batthyány 15 June 1917 18 August 1917
Aladár Zichy 18 August 1917 31 October 1918
Tivadar Batthyány 31 October 1918 4 November 1918

Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 1918-present

Hungarian Democratic Republic (1918-1919)

Minister Began Ended
Mihály Károlyi 31 October 1918 19 January 1919
Dénes Berinkey 19 January 1919 24 January 1919
Ferenc Harrer 24 January 1919 21 March 1919

Hungarian Soviet Republic

Minister Began Ended
Béla Kun 21 March 1919 3 April 1919
József Pogány 3 April 1919 24 June 1919
Béla Kun 24 June 1919 1 August 1919
Péter Ágoston 1 August 1919 7 August 1919

Regency

Minister Began Ended
Gábor Tánczos 7 August 1919 15 August 1919
Márton Lovászy 15 August 1919 11 September 1919
József Somssich 11 September 1919 15 March 1920
Sándor Simonyi-Semadam 15 March 1920 19 April 1920
Pál Teleki 19 April 1920 22 September 1920
Imre Csáky 22 September 1920 16 December 1920
Pál Teleki 16 December 1920 17 January 1921
Gusztáv Gratz 17 January 1921 12 April 1921
Pál Teleki 12 April 1921 14 April 1921
Miklós Bánffy 14 April 1921 19 December 1922
Géza Daruváry 19 December 1922 7 October 1924
István Bethlen 7 October 1924 15 November 1924
Tibor Scitovszky 15 November 1924 17 March 1925
Lajos Walko 17 March 1925 9 December 1930
Gyula Károlyi 9 December 1930 24 August 1931
Lajos Walko 24 August 1931 1 October 1932
Endre Puky 1 October 1932 9 January 1933
Gyula Gömbös 9 January 1933 4 February 1933
Kálmán Kánya 4 February 1933 28 November 1938
Béla Imrédy 28 November 1938 10 December 1938
István Csáky 10 December 1938 27 January 1941
Pál Teleki 21 December 1940 4 February 1941
László Bárdossy 4 February 1941 7 March 1942
Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer 7 March 1942 9 March 1942
Miklós Kállay 9 March 1942 24 July 1943
Jenő Ghyczy 24 July 1943 22 March 1944
Döme Sztójay 22 March 1944 29 August 1944
Gusztáv Hennyey 29 August 1944 16 October 1944
Gábor Kemény 16 October 1944 28 March 1945
János Gyöngyösi 22 December 1944 4 February 1946

Second Hungarian Republic

Minister Began Ended
János Gyöngyösi 4 February 1946 31 May 1947
Ernő Mihályfi 31 May 1947 24 September 1947
Erik Molnár 24 September 1947 5 August 1948

People's Republic of Hungary

Minister Began Ended
László Rajk 5 August 1948 11 June 1949
Gyula Kállai 11 June 1949 12 May 1951
Károly Kiss 12 May 1951 14 November 1952
Erik Molnár 14 November 1952 4 July 1953
János Boldóczki 4 July 1953 30 July 1956
Imre Horváth 30 July 1956 2 November 1956
Imre Nagy 2 November 1956 4 November 1956
Imre Horváth 4 November 1956 2 February 1958
Endre Sík 15 February 1958 13 September 1961
János Péter 13 September 1961 14 December 1973
Frigyes Puja 14 December 1973 8 July 1983
Péter Várkonyi 8 July 1983 10 May 1989
Gyula Horn 10 May 1989 23 May 1990

Third Hungarian Republic

Parties       MSZMP-MSZP       Fidesz       MDF

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Géza Jeszenszky 23 May 1990 15 July 1994 MDF
László Kovács 15 July 1994 8 July 1998 MSZP
János Martonyi 6 July 1998 27 May 2002 Independent, supported by Fidesz
László Kovács 27 May 2002 30 September 2004 MSZP
Ferenc Somogyi 30 September 2004 9 June 2006 Independent, supported by MSZP
Kinga Göncz 9 June 2006 14 April 2009
Péter Balázs 14 April 2009 29 May 2010
János Martonyi 29 May 2010 Incumbent Fidesz

See also