List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)
Appearance
President of the National Assembly of Hungary | |
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Magyarország Országgyűlésének elnöke | |
since 6 August 2010 | |
Style | Mister/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[2] USD 135,549 annually |
Website | www.parlament.hu |
The speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország Országgyűlésének elnöke, literally the president of National Assembly of Hungary) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Hungary. The current speaker is László Kövér, since 6 August 2010.
The speaker of the National Assembly serves as the 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 National Assembly of Hungary
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
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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 | EP | |
4 | Tibor Zsitvay (1884–1969) |
19 October 1926 | 28 January 1927 | EP |
In 1927 the National Assembly of Hungary became bicameral.
Speakers of the Provisional National Assembly
[edit]Parties FKGP Independent
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
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— | István Vásáry (1887–1955) acting |
21 December 1944 | FKGP | ||
5 | Béla Zsedényi (1894–1955) |
21 December 1944 | 29 November 1945 | Independent |
Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
[edit]Parties FKGP MKP–MDP–MSZMP MSZP
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
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6 | Ferenc Nagy (1903–1979) |
29 November 1945 | 5 February 1946 | FKGP | |
7 | Msgr. Béla Varga (1903–1995) |
7 February 1946 | 3 July 1947 | FKGP | |
8 | Árpád Szabó (1878–1948) |
4 July 1947 | 31 July 1947 | FKGP | |
9 | Imre Nagy (1896–1958) |
16 September 1947 | 8 June 1949 | MKP | |
(9) | MDP | ||||
10 | Károly Olt (1904–1985) |
8 June 1949 | 23 August 1949 | MDP | |
11 | Lajos Drahos (1895–1983) |
23 August 1949 | 18 May 1951 | MDP | |
12 | Imre Dögei (1912–1964) |
18 May 1951 | 14 August 1952 | MDP | |
13 | Sándor Rónai (1892–1965) |
14 August 1952 | 21 March 1963 | MDP | |
(13) | MSZMP | ||||
14 | Erzsébet Metzker Vass (1915–1980) |
21 March 1963 | 14 April 1967 | MSZMP | |
15 | Gyula Kállai (1910–1996) |
14 April 1967 | 12 May 1971 | MSZMP | |
16 | Antal Apró (1913–1994) |
12 May 1971 | 19 December 1984 | MSZMP | |
17 | István Sarlós (1921–2006) |
19 December 1984 | 29 June 1988 | MSZMP | |
18 | István Stadinger (1927–2018) |
29 June 1988 | 10 March 1989 | MSZMP | |
19 | Mátyás Szűrös (born 1933) |
10 March 1989 | 23 October 1989 | MSZMP | |
(19) | MSZP |
Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary (since 1989)
[edit]Parties Independent SZDSZ MDF MSZP Fidesz
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Assembly (Election) | |
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— | István Fodor (born 1945) acting |
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 | 15 May 2006 | MSZP | 4 (2002) | |
16 May 2006 | 14 September 2009 | 5 (2006) | ||||
25 | Béla Katona (born 1944) |
15 September 2009 | 13 May 2010 | MSZP | ||
26 | Pál Schmitt (born 1942) |
14 May 2010 | 5 August 2010 | Fidesz | 6 (2010) | |
26 | László Kövér (born 1959) |
6 August 2010 | 5 May 2014 | Fidesz | ||
6 May 2014 | 7 May 2018 | 7 (2014) | ||||
8 May 2018 | 1 May 2022 | 8 (2018) | ||||
2 May 2022 | Incumbent | 9 (2022) |
See also
[edit]- List of speakers of the House of Magnates
- List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Hungary)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kövér László fizetése nő a legtöbbet márciustól, de a többi képviselő sem jár rosszul". 26 February 2021.
Sources
[edit]- [1] Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary (in Hungarian)