Government of Hungary


The Government of Hungary exercises executive power in Hungary. It is led by the Prime Minister, and is composed of various ministers. It is the principal organ of public administration. The Prime Minister 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 8 April 2018. This parliamentary election was the 8th 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. It was the second 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.
List of cabinets since 1989:

Current government

Following the Hungarian parliamentary election, 2018, the current prime minister, Viktor Orbán is serving with his government since 18 May 2018.
NameOfficePartyPeriod
Viktor OrbánPrime MinisterFidesz10.05.2018 -
Zsolt SemjénDeputy Prime Minister
Minister without portfolio for National Politics		KDNP18.05.2018 -
Gergely GulyásMinister of the Prime Minister’s OfficeFidesz18.05.2018 -
Antal RogánMinister of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet OfficeFidesz18.05.2018 -
Péter SzijjártóMinister of Foreign Affairs and TradeFidesz18.05.2018 -
Sándor PintérDeputy Prime Minister
Minister of Interior		Independent18.05.2018 -
László TrócsányiMinister of JusticeIndependent18.05.2018 - 30.06.2019
Judit VargaMinister of JusticeFidesz12.07.2019 -
Mihály VargaMinister of FinanceFidesz18.05.2018 -
Miklós KáslerMinister of Human ResourcesIndependent18.05.2018 -
László PalkovicsMinister of National Innovation and TechnologyIndependent18.05.2018 -
István NagyMinister of AgricultureFidesz18.05.2018 -
Tibor BenkőMinister of DefenceIndependent18.05.2018 -
János SüliMinister without Portfolio
for the planning, construction and commissioning
of the two new blocks at Paks Nuclear Power Plant		KDNP18.05.2018 -
Andrea Bártfai-MagerMinister without Portfolio
for managing national wealth		Independent18.05.2018 -

Government history, since 1990

Prime ministers

Minister of the Interior

The Minister of Interior of Hungary 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.
;Ministry of Local Government
MinisterIn officePartyCabinet
Mónika Lamperth09.06.2006 - 30.06.2007MSZPGyurcsány II
Gordon Bajnai30.06.2007 - 30.04.2008IndependentGyurcsány II
István Gyenesei30.04.2008 - 14.04.2009SomogyértGyurcsány II
Zoltán Varga14.04.2009 - 29.05.2010MSZPBajnai

;Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement
MinisterIn officePartyCabinet
József Petrétei09.06.2006 - 31.05.2007IndependentGyurcsány II
Albert Takács01.06.2007 - 17.02.2008IndependentGyurcsány II
Tibor Draskovics18.02.2008 - 14.12.2009IndependentGyurcsány II, Bajnai
Imre Forgács14.12.2009 - 29.05.2010IndependentBajnai

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Péter Szijjártó.
MinisterIn officePartyCabinet
Géza Jeszenszky23.05.1990 - 15.07.1994MDFAntall, Boross
László Kovács15.07.1994 - 08.07.1998MSZPHorn
János Martonyi08.07.1998 - 27.05.2002IndependentOrbán I
László Kovács27.05.2002 - 01.11.2004MSZPMedgyessy, Gyurcsány I
Ferenc Somogyi01.11.2004 - 09.06.2006IndependentGyurcsány I
Kinga Göncz09.06.2006 - 14.04.2009IndependentGyurcsány II
Péter Balázs14.04.2009 - 29.05.2010IndependentBajnai
János Martonyi29.05.2010 - 06.06.2014FideszOrbán II
Tibor Navracsics06.06.2014 - 23.09.2014FideszOrbán III
Péter Szijjártó23.09.2014 -FideszOrbán III

Minister of National Economy

The Minister of National Economy of Hungary 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.