Prime Minister of Hungary

Prime Minister of Hungary
Magyarország miniszterelnöke
Coat of arms used by the Prime Minister[1]
Incumbent
Viktor Orbán
since 29 May 2010
StyleMr. Prime Minister (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of
Reports toParliament
SeatHungarian Parliament Building
AppointerPresident of Hungary
Term lengthFour years, no term limit
Inaugural holderCount Lajos Batthyány
Formation17 March 1848
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister
SalaryHUF 25,680,000 annual, including MP's salary[2]
WebsiteThe Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of Hungary (Hungarian: miniszterelnök) is the head of government in Hungary. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are responsible for their policies and actions to the Parliament.

List (since 1989)

  MSZP   Fidesz   MDF   Independent

# Picture Name From Until Political Party Cabinet Assembly
(Election)
— Miklós Németh
(1948– )
provisional 		23 October 1989 23 May 1990 MSZP Németh
MSZP 		—
53 József Antall
(1932–1993) 		23 May 1990 12 December 1993
(died) 		MDF Antall
MDF–FKGP–KDNP[1] 		1 (1990)
— Péter Boross
(1928– )
acting 		12 December 1993 21 December 1993 MDF Boross
MDF–EKGP–KDNP
54 Péter Boross
(1928– ) 		21 December 1993 15 July 1994
55 Gyula Horn
(1932–2013) 		15 July 1994 8 July 1998 MSZP Horn
MSZP–SZDSZ 		2 (1994)
56 Viktor Orbán
(1963– ) 		8 July 1998 27 May 2002 Fidesz Orbán I
Fidesz–FKGP–MDF 		3 (1998)
57 Péter Medgyessy
(1942– ) 		27 May 2002 29 September 2004
(resigned) 		Independent Medgyessy
MSZP–SZDSZ 		4 (2002)
58 Ferenc Gyurcsány
(1961– ) 		29 September 2004 9 June 2006 MSZP Gyurcsány I
MSZP–SZDSZ
9 June 2006 14 April 2009
(resigned) 		Gyurcsány II
MSZP–SZDSZ[2] 		5 (2006)
59 Gordon Bajnai
(1968– ) 		14 April 2009 29 May 2010 Independent Bajnai
MSZP[3]
(56) Viktor Orbán
(1963– ) 		29 May 2010 10 May 2014 Fidesz Orbán II
Fidesz–KDNP 		6 (2010)
10 May 2014 10 May 2018 Orbán III
Fidesz–KDNP 		7 (2014)
10 May 2018 24 May 2022 Orbán IV
Fidesz–KDNP 		8 (2018)
24 May 2022 Incumbent Orbán V
Fidesz–KDNP 		9 (2022)

Living former Prime Ministers

Name Term of office Date of birth
Miklós Németh 1988–1990 (1948-01-24) 24 January 1948 (age 76)
Péter Boross 1993–1994 (1928-08-27) 27 August 1928 (age 96)
Péter Medgyessy 2002–2004 (1942-10-19) 19 October 1942 (age 82)
Ferenc Gyurcsány 2004–2009 (1961-06-04) 4 June 1961 (age 63)
Gordon Bajnai 2009–2010 (1968-03-05) 5 March 1968 (age 56)

References

  1. ↑ "2011. évi CCII. törvény Magyarország címerének és zászlajának használatáról, valamint állami kitüntetéseiről" [Act CCII of 2011 on the Use of the Coat of Arms and Flag of Hungary and on State Awards]. CompLex Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "How much cost is the PM's work? And others? 2,14 million HUF per month, annually 25,68 million.(Hungarian)". Retrieved 10 March 2018.