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 since 6 August 2010László Kövér | |
| Style | Sir/Madam |
| Seat | Hungarian Parliament Building |
| Appointer | National Assembly |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | István Rakovszky |
| Formation | 18 February 1920 |
| Deputy | First Officer |
| Salary | HUF 38,400,000 annually USD 135,549 annually |
| Website | www.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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