List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)

The speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (Hungarian: Az Országgyűlés elnöke, literally the president of National Assembly) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Hungary. The current speaker is László Kövér, since 6 August 2010.

President of the National Assembly of Hungary
Az Országgyűlés elnöke
Incumbent
László Kövér
since 6 August 2010
StyleSir/Madam
SeatHungarian Parliament Building
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderIstván Rakovszky
Formation18 February 1920
DeputyFirst Officer
SalaryHUF 38,400,000 annually
USD 135,549 annually
Websitewww.parlament.hu

Since 1990, the speaker of the National Assembly also serves as acting President of Hungary if the elected president vacates the office before the expiration of the five-year presidential term due to death, resignation or removal from office, or temporarily if the president is incapacitated.

Speakers of the Diet of Hungary in the interwar period

Parties   KNEP   OKGFP   EP

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
1 István Rakovszky
(1858–1931)
18 February 1920 30 July 1921 KNEP
2 Gaszton Gaál
(1868–1932)
12 August 1921 16 August 1922 OKGFP
(2) EP
3 Béla Scitovszky
(1878–1959)
18 August 1922 18 October 1926
4 Tibor Zsitvay
(1884–1969)
19 October 1926 28 January 1927

In 1927 the Diet became bicameral.

Speakers of the Provisional National Assembly

Parties   FKGP   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
István Vásáry
(1887–1955)
21 December 1944 FKGP
5 Béla Zsedényi
(1894–1955)
21 December 1944 29 November 1945 Independent

Speakers of the National Assembly of the Second Hungarian Republic

Parties   FKGP   MKP/MDP

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Assembly
(Election)
6 Ferenc Nagy
(1903–1979)
29 November 1945 7 February 1946 FKGP 1 (1945)
7 Béla Varga
(1903–1995)
7 February 1946 3 July 1947
8 Árpád Szabó
(1878–1948)
4 July 1947 16 September 1947
9 Imre Nagy
(1896–1958)
16 September 1947 8 June 1949 MKP 2 (1947)
(9) MDP
10 Károly Olt
(1904–1985)
8 June 1949 23 August 1949

Speakers of the National Assembly of the Hungarian People's Republic

Parties   MDP/MSZMP   MSZP

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Assembly
(Election)
11 Lajos Drahos
(1895–1983)
23 August 1949 18 May 1951 MDP 1 (1949)
12 Imre Dögei
(1912–1964)
18 May 1951 14 August 1952
13 Sándor Rónai
(1892–1965)
14 August 1952 21 March 1963
2 (1953)
(13) MSZMP
3 (1958)
14 Erzsébet Metzker Vass
(1915–1980)
21 March 1963 14 April 1967 4 (1963)
15 Gyula Kállai
(1910–1996)
14 April 1967 12 May 1971 5 (1967)
16 Antal Apró
(1913–1994)
12 May 1971 19 December 1984 6 (1971)
7 (1975)
8 (1980)
17 István Sarlós
(1921–2006)
19 December 1984 29 June 1988
9 (1985)
18 István Stadinger
(1927–2018)
29 June 1988 10 March 1989
19 Mátyás Szűrös
(born 1933)
10 March 1989 23 October 1989
(19) MSZP

Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary (since 1989)

Parties

  SZDSZ   MDF   MSZP   Fidesz   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Assembly
(Election)
István Fodor
(born 1945)
23 October 1989 2 May 1990 Independent
20 Árpád Göncz
(1922–2015)
2 May 1990 3 August 1990 SZDSZ 1 (1990)
21 György Szabad
(1924–2015)
3 August 1990 27 June 1994 MDF
22 Zoltán Gál
(born 1940)
28 June 1994 17 June 1998 MSZP 2 (1994)
23 János Áder
(born 1959)
18 June 1998 14 May 2002 Fidesz 3 (1998)
24 Katalin Szili
(born 1956)
15 May 2002 14 September 2009 MSZP 4 (2002)
5 (2006)
25 Béla Katona
(born 1944)
15 September 2009 13 May 2010
26 Pál Schmitt
(born 1942)
14 May 2010 5 August 2010 Fidesz 6 (2010)
26 László Kövér
(born 1959)
6 August 2010 Incumbent
7 (2014)
8 (2018)
9 (2022)

See also

  • List of speakers of the House of Magnates
  • List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Hungary)

Sources

  • [1] Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary (in Hungarian)

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