List of Prime Ministers of Hungary

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This is a list of the heads of government of Hungary, from the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 to the present day.

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Heads of Government of Hungary (1848–Present)

Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (1848–1849)

Parties       Opposition Party       Independent

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Lajos Batthyány 17 March 1848 2 October 1848 Opposition Party
Ádám Récsey
illegitimate
3 October 1848 7 October 1848 Independent
Lajos Kossuth
President of the Committee of National Defence
also Governor-President from 14 April 1849
2 October 1848 1 May 1849 Opposition Party
Bertalan Szemere 2 May 1849 11 August 1849

After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Hungary became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created.

Kingdom of Hungary during Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)

Parties       Deák Party       Liberal Party       Constitution Party/Party of National Work/Constitution Party of 48       Independent

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Gyula Andrássy 17 February 1867 14 November 1871 Deák Party
Menyhért Lónyay 14 November 1871 4 December 1872
József Szlávy 4 December 1872 21 March 1874
István Bittó 21 March 1874 2 March 1875
Béla Wenckheim 2 March 1875 20 October 1875 Liberal Party
Kálmán Tisza 20 October 1875 13 March 1890
Gyula Szapáry 13 March 1890 17 November 1892
Sándor Wekerle 17 November 1892 14 January 1895
Dezső Bánffy 14 January 1895 26 February 1899
Kálmán Széll 26 February 1899 27 June 1903
Károly Khuen-Héderváry 27 June 1903 3 November 1903
István Tisza 3 November 1903 18 June 1905
Géza Fejérváry 18 June 1905 8 April 1906 Independent
Sándor Wekerle 8 April 1906 17 January 1910 Constitution Party
Károly Khuen-Héderváry 17 January 1910 22 April 1912 Party of National Work
László Lukács 22 April 1912 10 June 1913
István Tisza 10 June 1913 15 June 1917
Móric Esterházy 15 June 1917 20 August 1917 Constitution Party of 48
Sándor Wekerle 20 August 1917 30 October 1918
János Hadik 30 October 1918 31 October 1918

Hungarian Democratic Republic (1918–1919)

Parties       Independence Party       Civil Radical Party

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Mihály Károlyi
also Head of State
31 October 1918 11 January 1919 Independence Party
Dénes Berinkey
Acting until 19 January
11 January 1919 21 March 1919 Civil Radical Party

Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)

Parties       Socialist Party of Hungary       MSZDP

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Sándor Garbai
Chairman of the Hungarian Central Executive Council
also Head of State
21 March 1919 1 August 1919 Socialist Party of Hungary
Gyula Peidl
also acting Head of State
1 August 1919 6 August 1919 MSZDP

Counter-Revolutionary Governments (1919)

Parties       Independent

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Gyula Károlyi 5 May 1919 12 July 1919 Independent
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám 12 July 1919 12 August 1919 National Government

Romanian Occupation (1919–1920)

Parties       KNEP

Picture Name From Until Political Party
István Friedrich
also Head of State from 23 August 1919
7 August 1919 24 November 1919 Independent → KNEP
Károly Huszár
also Head of State
24 November 1919 15 March 1920 KNEP

Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)

Parties       KNEP       Unity Party       Party of National Unity       Party of Hungarian Life       Independent

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Sándor Simonyi-Semadam 15 March 1920 19 July 1920 KNEP
Pál Teleki 19 July 1920 14 April 1921
István Bethlen 14 April 1921 24 August 1931 KNEP → Unity Party
István Rakovszky
illegitimate
21 October 1921 26 October 1921 Rival Government
Gyula Károlyi 24 August 1931 1 October 1932 Unity Party
Gyula Gömbös 1 October 1932 6 October 1936 Party of National Unity
Kálmán Darányi 12 October 1936 14 May 1938
Béla Imrédy 14 May 1938 16 February 1939
Pál Teleki 16 February 1939 3 April 1941 Party of Hungarian Life
Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer
Acting
3 April 1941
László Bárdossy 3 April 1941 7 March 1942
Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer
Acting
7 March 1942 9 March 1942
Miklós Kállay 9 March 1942 22 March 1944
Döme Sztójay
appointed by the Germans
22 March 1944 29 August 1944 Independent
Géza Lakatos 29 August 1944 16 October 1944

Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Parties       Arrow Cross Party

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Ferenc Szálasi
de facto
also Head of State (Leader of the Nation)
16 October 1944 28 March 1945 Arrow Cross Party

Soviet Backed Provisional Governments (1944–1946)

Parties       Independent       FKGP

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Béla Miklós
in opposition to 13 February 1945
22 December 1944 15 November 1945 Independent
Zoltán Tildy 15 November 1945 1 February 1946 FKGP

Republic of Hungary (1946–1949)

Parties       FKGP       MKP-MDP

Picture Name From Until Political Party
Ferenc Nagy 4 February 1946 31 May 1947 FKGP
Lajos Dinnyés 31 May 1947 10 December 1948 FKGP
István Dobi 10 December 1948 20 August 1949 FKGPMDP

People's Republic of Hungary (1949–1989)

Chairman of the Council of Ministers

Parties       MDP-MSZMP

Picture Name From Until Political Party
István Dobi 20 August 1949 14 August 1952 MDP
Mátyás Rákosi 14 August 1952 4 July 1953
Imre Nagy 4 July 1953 18 April 1955
András Hegedüs 18 April 1955 24 October 1956
Imre Nagy 24 October 1956 4 November 1956
János Kádár 4 November 1956 28 January 1958 MSZMP
Ferenc Münnich 28 January 1958 13 September 1961
János Kádár 13 September 1961 30 June 1965
Gyula Kállai 30 June 1965 14 April 1967
Jenő Fock 14 April 1967 15 May 1975
György Lázár 15 May 1975 25 June 1987
Károly Grósz 25 June 1987 24 November 1988
Miklós Németh 24 November 1988 23 October 1989

Hungary (1989–Present)

Parties       MSZMP-MSZP       Fidesz       MDF       Independent

Portrait Name Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Assembly
(Election)
Miklós Németh 23 October 1989 23 May 1990 MSZMP Németh
MSZMP
József Antall 23 May 1990 12 December 1993 MDF Antall
MDFFKGPKDNP
1 (1990)
Péter Boross
Acting until 21 December
12 December 1993 15 July 1994 MDF Boross
MDF–EKGP–KDNP
Gyula Horn 15 July 1994 8 July 1998 MSZP Horn
MSZPSZDSZ
2 (1994)
Viktor Orbán 8 July 1998 27 May 2002 Fidesz Orbán I
FideszFKGPMDF
3 (1998)
Péter Medgyessy 27 May 2002 29 September 2004 Independent Medgyessy
MSZPSZDSZ
4 (2002)
Ferenc Gyurcsány 29 September 2004 9 June 2006 MSZP Gyurcsány I
MSZPSZDSZ
9 June 2006 30 April 2008 Gyurcsány II
MSZPSZDSZ[1]
5 (2006)
1 May 2008 14 April 2009 Gyurcsány III
MSZP[2]
Gordon Bajnai 14 April 2009 29 May 2010 Independent Bajnai
MSZP[2]
Viktor Orbán 29 May 2010 Incumbent Fidesz Orbán II
FideszKDNP
6 (2010)

1 SZDSZ left the Gyurcsány II Cabinet on 20 April 2008.

2 The Gyurcsány III and Bajnai Cabinets were supported externally by SZDSZ.

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