List of heads of state of Hungary

President of the
Republic of Hungary
Magyarország köztársasági elnöke

Incumbent
János Áder
since 10 May 2012
Residence Sándor Palace
Budapest, Hungary
Appointer National Assembly
Term length Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Mátyás Szűrös
Formation 23 October 1989
Website The Office of the President of the Republic:
keh.hu (in Hungarian; at October 2012, home page offered link to English module)
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The following is a list of heads of state of Hungary, from the Hungarian Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the Hungarian State in 1849 (during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848) until the present day.

Currently, the head of state of Hungary is the President of the Republic (Hungarian: köztársasági elnök, államelnök, or államfő), elected by the members of the National Assembly every five years. He or she has a largely ceremonial (figurehead) role, but may also veto legislation or send legislation to the Constitutional Court for review. Most other executive powers, such as selecting Government ministers and leading legislative initiatives, are vested in the office of the Prime Minister instead.

The current President of the Republic is János Áder, who took office on 10 May 2012.

Hungarian State (1849)

Parties   Opposition Party

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
1 Lajos Kossuth
(1802–1894)		 14 April 1849 11 August 1849 Opposition Party Governor-President
Also Prime Minister
until 1 May 1849
— Artúr Görgey
(1818–1916)		 11 August 1849 13 August 1849 Revolutionary Army Acting civil and military authority

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 (1867–1918)

Hungarian Democratic Republic (1918–1919)

Parties   F48P–Károlyi

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
1 Mihály Károlyi
(1875–1955)		 16 November 1918 21 March 1919 F48P–Károlyi President of the Republic
Also Prime Minister
until 11 January 1919

Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)

Parties   MSZP/SZKMMP   MSZDP

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
1 Sándor Garbai
(1879–1947)		 21 March 1919 1 August 1919 MSZP/SZKMMP Chairman of the Central Executive Council
— Gyula Peidl
(1873–1943)		 1 August 1919 6 August 1919
(deposed)		 MSZDP Acting Head of State
Also Prime Minister

Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)

Parties   KNEP   Independent

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
1 Archduke Joseph August
(1872–1962)		 7 August 1919 23 August 1919 Independent
(Regent)		 Regent of Hungary
— István Friedrich
(1883–1951)		 23 August 1919 24 November 1919 KNP → KNEP Acting Head of State
Also Prime Minister
— Károly Huszár
(1882–1941)		 24 November 1919 1 March 1920 KNEP

Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

  Independent

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
2 Miklós Horthy
(1868–1957)		 1 March 1920 15 October 1944 Independent
(Regent)		 Regent of Hungary

Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Parties   NYKP

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
1 Ferenc Szálasi
(1897–1946)		 16 October 1944 28 March 1945 NYKP Leader of the Nation
De facto, appointed by the Germans
Also Prime Minister

Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

Parties   Independent

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
— Béla Miklós
(1890–1948)		 21 December 1944 25 January 1945 Independent Head of State
Also Prime Minister
In opposition
— High National Council 26 January 1945 1 February 1946 Multi-party Collective Head of State
In opposition to 28 March 1945

Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)

Parties   FKGP   MDP

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
1 Zoltán Tildy
(1889–1961)		 1 February 1946 3 August 1948 FKGP President of the Republic
2 Árpád Szakasits
(1888–1965)		 3 August 1948 23 August 1949 MDP

Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)

Chairman of the Presidential Council

Parties   MDP–MSZMP   Independent

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s)
1 Árpád Szakasits
(1888–1965)		 23 August 1949 26 April 1950 MDP Chairman of the Presidential Council
2 Sándor Rónai
(1892–1965)		 26 April 1950 14 August 1952
3 István Dobi
(1898–1968)		 14 August 1952 25 October 1956
(3) 25 October 1956 14 April 1967 MSZMP
4 Pál Losonczi
(1919–2005)		 14 April 1967 25 June 1987
5 Károly Németh
(1922–2008)		 25 June 1987 29 June 1988
6 Brunó Ferenc Straub
(1914–1996)		 29 June 1988 23 October 1989 Independent

General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party / Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party

Parties   MDP–MSZMP

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Notes
1 Mátyás Rákosi
(1892–1971)		 12 June 1948 18 July 1956 MDP Also Prime Minister (1952–1953)
2 Ernő Gerő
(1898–1980)		 18 July 1956 25 October 1956
3 János Kádár
(1912–1989)		 25 October 1956 27 May 1988 MSZMP Also Prime Minister (1956–1958 and 1961–1965)
4 Károly Grósz
(1930–1996)		 27 May 1988 7 October 1989 Also Prime Minister (1987–1988)

Hungarian Republic / Hungary (1989–present)

Parties   MSZP   SZDSZ   Fidesz   Independent

No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Position(s) Term
(Election)
— Mátyás Szűrös
(1933–)		 23 October 1989 2 May 1990 MSZP Provisional President of the Republic —
— Árpád Göncz
(1922–2015)		 2 May 1990 3 August 1990 SZDSZ Acting President of the Republic —
1 4 August 1990 4 August 1995 President of the Republic 1 (1990)
4 August 1995 4 August 2000 2 (1995)
2 Ferenc Mádl
(1931–2011)		 4 August 2000 5 August 2005 Independent 3 (2000)
3 László Sólyom
(1942–)		 5 August 2005 6 August 2010 4 (2005)
4 Pál Schmitt
(1942–)		 6 August 2010 2 April 2012
(resigned)		 Fidesz 5 (2010)
— László Kövér
(1959–)		 2 April 2012 10 May 2012 Acting President of the Republic —
5 János Áder
(1959–)		 10 May 2012 8 May 2017 President of the Republic 6 (2012)
8 May 2017 Incumbent 7 (2017)

Living former heads of state

There are three living former Hungarian Presidents:

Latest election

See also

References

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