Rulers: Hungary
Ministries, etc.
Key ministries
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
22 Dec 1944 - 31 May 1947 János Gyöngyösi (b. 1893 - d. 1951)
31 May 1947 - 24 Sep 1947 Ernö Mihályfi (b. 1898 - d. 1972)
24 Sep 1947 - 5 Aug 1948 Erik Molnár (1st time) (b. 1894 - d. 1966)
5 Aug 1948 - 11 Jun 1949 László Rajk (b. 1909 - d. 1949)
11 Jun 1949 - 12 May 1951 Gyula Kállai (b. 1910 - d. 1996)
12 May 1951 - 12 Nov 1952 Károly Kiss (b. 1903 - d. 1958)
12 Nov 1952 - 4 Jul 1953 Erik Molnár (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Jul 1953 - 30 Jul 1956 János Boldoczki (b. 1912 - d. 1988)
30 Jul 1956 - 30 Oct 1956 Imre Horváth (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1958)
1 Nov 1956 - 4 Nov 1956 Imre Nagy (b. 1896 - d. 1958)
4 Nov 1956 - 3 Feb 1958 Imre Horváth (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Feb 1958 - 13 Sep 1961 Endre Sík (b. 1891 - d. 1978)
13 Sep 1961 - 14 Dec 1973 János Péter (b. 1910 - d. 1999)
14 Dec 1973 - 8 Jul 1983 Frigyes Puja (b. 1921 - d. 2008)
8 Jul 1983 - 10 May 1989 Péter Várkonyi (b. 1931 - d. 2008)
10 May 1989 - 23 May 1990 Gyula Horn (b. 1932 - d. 2013)
23 May 1990 - 15 Jul 1994 Géza Jeszenszky (b. 1941)
15 Jul 1994 - 8 Jul 1998 László Kovács (1st time) (b. 1939)
8 Jul 1998 - 27 May 2002 János Martonyi (1st time) (b. 1944)
27 May 2002 - 31 Oct 2004 László Kovács (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Nov 2004 - 9 Jun 2006 Ferenc Somogyi (b. 1945)
9 Jun 2006 - 20 Apr 2009 Kinga Göncz (f) (b. 1947)
20 Apr 2009 - 29 May 2010 Péter Balázs (b. 1941)
29 May 2010 - 6 Jun 2014 János Martonyi (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 Jun 2014 - 23 Sep 2014 Tibor Navracsics (b. 1966)
23 Sep 2014 - Péter Szijjártó (b. 1978)
Defense
Ministers
22 Dec 1944 - 15 Nov 1945 János Vörös (b. 1891 - d. 1968)
15 Nov 1945 - 25 Jul 1946 Jenö Tombor (b. 1880 - d. 1946)
20 Aug 1946 - 14 Mar 1947 Albert Bartha (b. 1877 - d. 1960)
14 Mar 1947 - 24 Sep 1947 Lajos Dinnyés (b. 1901 - d. 1961)
24 Sep 1947 - 9 Sep 1948 Péter Veres (b. 1896 - d. 1970)
9 Sep 1948 - 4 Jul 1953 Mihály Farkas (b. 1904 - d. 1965)
4 Jul 1953 - 27 Oct 1956 István Bata (b. 1910 - d. 1982)
27 Oct 1956 - 3 Nov 1956 Károly Janza (b. 1914 - d. 2001)
3 Nov 1956 - 4 Nov 1956 Pál Maléter (b. 1911 - d. 1958)
4 Nov 1956 - 1 Mar 1957 Ferenc Münnich (b. 1886 - d. 1967)
1 Mar 1957 - 17 May 1960 Géza Révész (b. 1902 - d. 1977)
17 May 1960 - 6 Dec 1984 Lajos Czinege (b. 1924 - d. 1998)
6 Dec 1984 - 15 Dec 1985 István Oláh (b. 1926 - d. 1985)
30 Dec 1985 - 23 May 1990 Ferenc Kárpáti (b. 1926 - d. 2013)
23 May 1990 - 15 Jul 1994 Lajos Für (b. 1930 - d. 2013)
15 Jul 1994 - 8 Jul 1998 György Keleti (b. 1946 - d. 2020)
8 Jul 1998 - 27 May 2002 János Szabó (b. 1941)
27 May 2002 - 9 Jun 2006 Ferenc Juhász (b. 1960)
9 Jun 2006 - 29 May 2010 Imre Szekeres (b. 1950)
29 May 2010 - 9 Sep 2015 Csaba Hende (b. 1960)
10 Sep 2015 - 18 May 2018 István Simicskó (b. 1961)
18 May 2018 - 24 May 2022 Tibor Benkö (b. 1955)
24 May 2022 - Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky (b. 1970)
Interior
9 Jun 2006 - 29 May 2010 abolished
Ministers
22 Dec 1944 - 15 Nov 1945 Ferenc Erdei (b. 1910 - d. 1971)
15 Nov 1945 - 20 Mar 1946 Imre Nagy (b. 1896 - d. 1958)
20 Mar 1946 - 5 Aug 1948 László Rajk (b. 1909 - d. 1949)
5 Aug 1948 - 23 Jun 1950 János Kádár (b. 1912 - d. 1989)
23 Jun 1950 - 20 Apr 1951 Sándor Zöld (b. 1913 - d. 1951)
20 Apr 1951 - 14 Nov 1952 Árpád Házi (b. 1908 - d. 1970)
14 Nov 1952 - 4 Jul 1953 József Györe (b. 1902 - d. 1985)
4 Jul 1953 - 6 Jul 1954 Ernö Gerö (b. 1898 - d. 1980)
6 Jul 1954 - 27 Oct 1956 László Piros (b. 1917 - d. 2006)
27 Oct 1956 - 31 Oct 1956 Ferenc Münnich (1st time) (b. 1886 - d. 1967)
3 Nov 1956 - 4 Nov 1956 György Ádám (b. 1911 - d. 1974)
4 Nov 1956 - 28 Feb 1957 Ferenc Münnich (2nd time) (s.a.)
28 Feb 1957 - 13 Sep 1961 Béla Biszku (b. 1921 - d. 2016)
13 Sep 1961 - 7 Dec 1963 János Pap (b. 1925 - d. 1994)
7 Dec 1963 - 27 Jun 1980 András Benkei (b. 1923 - d. 1991)
27 Jun 1980 - 28 Mar 1985 István Horváth (1st time) (b. 1935)
1 Apr 1985 - 16 Dec 1987 János Kamara (b. 1927 - d. 2000)
16 Dec 1987 - 23 Jan 1990 István Horváth (2nd time) (s.a.)
23 Jan 1990 - 23 May 1990 Zoltán Gál (b. 1940)
23 May 1990 - 20 Dec 1990 Balázs Horváth (b. 1942 - d. 2006)
20 Dec 1990 - 21 Dec 1993 Péter Boross (b. 1928)
21 Dec 1993 - 15 Jul 1994 Imre Kónya (b. 1947)
15 Jul 1994 - 8 Jul 1998 Gábor Kuncze (b. 1950)
8 Jul 1998 - 27 May 2002 Sándor Pintér (1st time) (b. 1948)
27 May 2002 - 9 Jun 2006 Mónika Lamperth (f) (b. 1957)
29 May 2010 - Sándor Pintér (2nd time) (s.a.)
Finance
29 May 2010 - 18 May 2018 Ministry of Economy
Ministers
22 Dec 1944 - 21 Jul 1945 István Vásáry (b. 1887 - d. 1955)
21 Jul 1945 - 15 Nov 1945 Imre Oltványi (b. 1893 - d. 1963)
15 Nov 1945 - 26 Aug 1946 Ferenc Gordon (b. 1893 - d. 1971)
26 Aug 1946 - 14 Mar 1947 Jenö Rácz (b. 1907 - d. 1981)
14 Mar 1947 - 4 Dec 1948 Miklós Nyárádi (b. 1905 - d. 1976)
10 Dec 1948 - 11 Jun 1949 Ernö Gerö (b. 1898 - d. 1980)
11 Jun 1949 - 24 Feb 1950 István Kossa (1st time) (b. 1904 - d. 1965)
24 Feb 1950 - 27 Oct 1956 Károly Olt (b. 1904 - d. 1985)
27 Oct 1956 - 9 May 1957 István Kossa (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 May 1957 - 5 Jan 1960 István Antos (b. 1908 - d. 1960)
15 Jan 1960 - 27 Nov 1962 Rezsö Nyers (b. 1923 - d. 2018)
27 Nov 1962 - 14 Apr 1967 Mátyás Tímár (b. 1923 - d. 2020)
14 Apr 1967 - 13 May 1971 Péter Vályi (b. 1919 - d. 1973)
13 May 1971 - 27 Jun 1980 Lajos Faluvégi (b. 1924 - d. 1999)
27 Jun 1980 - 31 Dec 1986 István Hetényi (b. 1926 - d. 2008)
1 Jan 1987 - 16 Dec 1987 Péter Medgyessy (1st time) (b. 1942)
16 Dec 1987 - 10 May 1989 Miklós Villányi (b. 1931)
10 May 1989 - 23 May 1990 László Békesi (1st time) (b. 1942)
23 May 1990 - 20 Dec 1990 Ferenc Rabár (b. 1929 - d. 1999)
20 Dec 1990 - 11 Feb 1993 Mihály Kupa (b. 1941)
24 Feb 1993 - 15 Jul 1994 Iván Szabó (b. 1934 - d. 2005)
15 Jul 1994 - 28 Feb 1995 László Békesi (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Mar 1995 - 29 Feb 1996 Lajos Bokros (b. 1954)
1 Mar 1996 - 8 Jul 1998 Péter Medgyessy (2nd time) (s.a.)
8 Jul 1998 - 31 Dec 2000 Zsigmond Járai (b. 1951)
1 Jan 2001 - 27 May 2002 Mihály Varga (1st time) (b. 1965)
27 May 2002 - 16 Feb 2004 Csaba László (b. 1962)
16 Feb 2004 - 25 Apr 2005 Tibor Draskovics (b. 1955)
25 Apr 2005 - 20 Apr 2009 János Veres (b. 1957)
20 Apr 2009 - 29 May 2010 Péter Oszkó (b. 1973)
29 May 2010 - 3 Mar 2013 György Matolcsy (b. 1955)
7 Mar 2013 - Mihály Varga (2nd time) (s.a.)
Justice
Ministers
22 Dec 1944 - 21 Jul 1945 Ágoston Valentiny (b. 1888 - d. 1958)
21 Jul 1945 - 17 Jul 1950 István Ries (b. 1885 - d. 1950)
17 Jul 1950 - 14 Nov 1952 Erik Molnár (1st time) (b. 1894 - d. 1966)
14 Nov 1952 - 8 Feb 1953 Gyula Décsi (b. 1919 - d. 1990)
8 Feb 1953 - 4 Jul 1953 Béla Kovács (b. 1910 - d. 1980)
4 Jul 1953 - 30 Oct 1954 Ferenc Erdei (b. 1910 - d. 1971)
30 Oct 1954 - 4 Nov 1956 Erik Molnár (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Dec 1956 - 7 Dec 1966 Ferenc Nezvál (b. 1909 - d. 1987)
7 Dec 1966 - 22 Apr 1978 Mihály Korom (b. 1927 - d. 1993)
22 Apr 1978 - 29 Jun 1988 Imre Markója (b. 1931 - d. 2008)
29 Jun 1988 - 23 May 1990 Kálmán Kulcsár (b. 1928 - d. 2010)
23 May 1990 - 15 Jul 1994 István Balsai (b. 1947 - d. 2020)
15 Jul 1994 - 8 Jul 1998 Pál Vastagh (b. 1946)
8 Jul 1998 - 27 May 2002 Ibolya Dávid (f) (b. 1954)
27 May 2002 - 4 Oct 2004 Péter Bárándy (b. 1949)
4 Oct 2004 - 31 May 2007 József Petrétei (b. 1958)
1 Jun 2007 - 19 Feb 2008 Albert Takács (b. 1955)
19 Feb 2008 - 15 Dec 2009 Tibor Draskovics (b. 1955)
15 Dec 2009 - 29 May 2010 Imre Forgács (b. 1949 - d. 2022)
29 May 2010 - 6 Jun 2014 Tibor Navracsics (b. 1966)
6 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2019 László Trócsányi (b. 1956)
11 Jul 2019 - Judit Varga (f) (b. 1980)
Parliament
Nemzetgyülés (National Assembly)
Presidents
21 Dec 1944 - 29 Nov 1945 Béla Zsedényi (b. 1894 - d. 1955)
29 Nov 1945 - 5 Feb 1946 Ferenc Nagy (b. 1903 - d. 1979)
7 Feb 1946 - 3 Jul 1947 Béla Varga (b. 1903 - d. 1995)
4 Jul 1947 - 25 Jul 1947 Árpád Szabó (b. 1878 - d. 1948)
Országgyülés (National Assembly)
Presidents
16 Sep 1947 - 8 Jun 1949 Imre Nagy (b. 1896 - d. 1958)
8 Jun 1949 - 23 Aug 1949 Károly Olt (b. 1904 - d. 1985)
23 Aug 1949 - 18 May 1951 Lajos Drahos (b. 1895 - d. 1983)
18 May 1951 - 14 Aug 1952 Imre Dögei (b. 1912 - d. 1964)
18 Aug 1952 - 5 Nov 1962 Sándor Rónai (b. 1892 - d. 1965)
21 Mar 1963 - 14 Apr 1967 Erzsébet Metzker (f) (b. 1915 - d. 1980)
14 Apr 1967 - 12 May 1971 Gyula Kállai (b. 1910 - d. 1996)
12 May 1971 - 19 Dec 1984 Antal Apró (b. 1913 - d. 1994)
19 Dec 1984 - 29 Jun 1988 István Sarlós (b. 1921 - d. 2006)
29 Jun 1988 - 8 Mar 1989 István Stadinger (b. 1927)
10 Mar 1989 - 2 May 1990 Mátyás Szürös (b. 1933)
2 May 1990 - 3 Aug 1990 Árpád Göncz (b. 1922 - d. 2015)
3 Aug 1990 - 28 Jun 1994 György Szabad (b. 1924 - d. 2015)
28 Jun 1994 - 18 Jun 1998 Zoltán Gál (b. 1940)
18 Jun 1998 - 15 May 2002 János Áder (b. 1959)
15 May 2002 - 14 Sep 2009 Katalin Szili (f) (b. 1956)
14 Sep 2009 - 14 May 2010 Béla Katona (b. 1944)
14 May 2010 - 6 Aug 2010 Pál Schmitt (b. 1942)
6 Aug 2010 - László Kövér (b. 1959)