Government of Hungary

Hungary
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Hungary
Constitution 1949 Constitution
Executive President (list) János Áder Government Current cabinet Prime Minister (list) Viktor Orbán
Parliament National Assembly Speaker: László Kövér Political parties Fidesz Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) Jobbik Politics Can Be Different (LMP) Dialogue for Hungary (PM) Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) Democratic Coalition (DK)
Recent elections Parliamentary: 2010 2014 2018 Presidential: 2010 2012 2017
Administrative divisions Districts Counties Regions Subregions
Foreign relations
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The Government of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország Kormánya) exercises executive power in Hungary.^[1] It is led by the Prime Minister, and is composed of various ministers.^[2] It is the principal organ of public administration. The Prime Minister (miniszterelnök) is elected by the National Assembly and serves as the head of government and exercises executive power. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party with the most seats in parliament. The Prime Minister selects Cabinet ministers and has the exclusive right to dismiss them. Cabinet nominees must appear before consultative open hearings before one or more parliamentary committees, survive a vote in the National Assembly, and be formally approved by the President. The cabinet is responsible to the parliament.

Since the fall of communism, Hungary has a multi-party system. The last Hungarian parliamentary election took place on 6 April 2014.^[3] This parliamentary election was the 7th since the 1990 first multi-party election. The result was a victory for Fidesz–KDNP alliance, preserving its two-thirds majority with Viktor Orbán remaining Prime Minister.^[4] It was the first election according to the new Constitution of Hungary which went into force on 1 January 2012. The new electoral law also entered into force that day. The voters elected 199 MPs instead of previous 386 lawmakers.^[5][6]

List of cabinets since 1989:

Current government

Following the Hungarian parliamentary election, 2014, the current prime minister, Viktor Orbán is serving with his government since 6 June 2014.

Government history, since 1990

Minister of the Interior

Sándor Pinter

Ministry of Interior

The Minister of Interior of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország belügyminisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Interior. The current foreign minister is Sándor Pintér. Between 2006 and 2010 the ministry was split into the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Justice and Law. In 2010 the prior organization was restored.

	Minister	In office	Party	Cabinet
	Balázs Horváth	23.05.1990 - 21.12.1990	MDF	Antall
	Péter Boross	21.12.1990 - 21.12.1993	MDF
	Imre Kónya	21.12.1993 - 15.07.1994	MDF	Boross
	Gábor Kuncze	15.07.1994 - 06.07.1998	SZDSZ	Horn
	Sándor Pintér	06.07.1998 - 27.05.2002	Independent	Orbán I
	Mónika Lamperth	27.05.2002 - 09.06.2006	MSZP	Medgyessy, Gyurcsány I
	Sándor Pintér	29.05.2010 -	Independent	Orbán II, Orbán III

Ministry of Local Government (2006-2010)

	Minister	In office	Party	Cabinet
	Mónika Lamperth	09.06.2006 - 30.06.2007	MSZP	Gyurcsány II
	Gordon Bajnai	30.06.2007 - 30.04.2008	Independent
	István Gyenesei	30.04.2008 - 14.04.2009	Somogyért
	Zoltán Varga	14.04.2009 - 29.05.2010	MSZP	Bajnai

Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement (2006-2010)

	Minister	In office	Party	Cabinet
	József Petrétei	09.06.2006 - 31.05.2007	Independent	Gyurcsány II
	Albert Takács	01.06.2007 - 17.02.2008	Independent
	Tibor Draskovics	18.02.2008 - 14.12.2009	Independent	Gyurcsány II, Bajnai
	Imre Forgács	14.12.2009 - 29.05.2010	Independent	Bajnai

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Péter Szíjjártó

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 Péter Szijjártó.

	Minister	In office	Party	Cabinet
	Géza Jeszenszky	23.05.1990 - 15.07.1994	MDF	Antall, Boross
	László Kovács	15.07.1994 - 08.07.1998	MSZP	Horn
	János Martonyi	08.07.1998 - 27.05.2002	Independent	Orbán I
	László Kovács	27.05.2002 - 01.11.2004	MSZP	Medgyessy, Gyurcsány I
	Ferenc Somogyi	01.11.2004 - 09.06.2006	Independent	Gyurcsány I
	Kinga Göncz	09.06.2006 - 14.04.2009	Independent	Gyurcsány II
	Péter Balázs	14.04.2009 - 29.05.2010	Independent	Bajnai
	János Martonyi	29.05.2010 - 06.06.2014	Fidesz	Orbán II
	Tibor Navracsics	06.06.2014 - 23.09.2014	Fidesz	Orbán III
	Péter Szijjártó	23.09.2014 -	Fidesz

Minister of National Economy

Mihály Varga

Ministry of National Economy

The Minister of National Economy of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország nemzetgazdasági minisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of National Economy. The current minister of national economy is Mihály Varga.

	Minister	In office	Party	Cabinet
Minister of Finance
	Ferenc Rabár	23.05.1990 - 19.12.1990	Independent	Antall
	Mihály Kupa	20.12.1990 - 11.02.1993	MDF
	Iván Szabó	24.02.1993 - 15.07.1994	MDF	Antall, Boross
	László Békesi	15.07.1994 - 28.02.1995	MSZP	Horn
	Lajos Bokros	01.03.1995 - 29.02.1996	MSZP
	Péter Medgyessy	01.03.1996 - 07.07.1998	Independent
	Zsigmond Járai	08.07.1998 - 31.12.2000	Fidesz	Orbán I
	Mihály Varga	01.01.2001 - 27.05.2002	Fidesz
	Csaba László	27.05.2002 - 15.02.2004	MSZP	Medgyessy
	Tibor Draskovics	15.02.2004 - 24.04.2005	Independent	Medgyessy, Gyurcsány I
	János Veres	24.04.2005 - 16.04.2009	MSZP	Gyurcsány I, Gyurcsány II
	Péter Oszkó	16.04.2009 - 29.05.2010	Independent	Bajnai
Minister of National Economy
	György Matolcsy	29.05.2010 - 03.03.2013	Fidesz	Orbán II
	Mihály Varga	03.03.2013 -	Fidesz	Orbán II, Orbán III

References

External links

• Hungarian Government