Shadow Cabinet of Klára Dobrev

Dobrev Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet of Hungary
2022 – 2024
Klára Dobrev Shadow Prime Minister
Date formed	16 September 2022
Date dissolved	10 June 2024
People and organisations
Shadow Prime Minister	Klára Dobrev
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister	Csaba Molnár
Prime Minister being shadowed	Viktor Orbán (Fifth Orbán Government)
Total no. of members	17
Member party	Democratic Coalition
Status in legislature	Opposition 15 / 199 (8%)
History
Legislature terms	2022–2026 Hungarian parliament

The Dobrev Shadow Cabinet was a shadow cabinet in Hungary formed by the Democratic Coalition (DK) party in autumn 2022. According to their statement, its purpose was to build a credible alternative to the incumbent Fifth Orbán Government.

History

On September 16, 2022, the Democratic Coalition announced that it would form a shadow cabinet. The party's presidency asked Klára Dobrev to lead it, and she accepted the request.

On September 19, 2022, Klára Dobrev introduced the 16 members of her shadow cabinet.

Following the party's poor performance (8%) in the 2024 European Parliament election in Hungary on June 9, Klára Dobrev announced the dissolution of the shadow cabinet the next day, on June 10, 2024.

Members

At its formation, the shadow cabinet had 16 members.

Portfolio	Shadow Minister	Party
Shadow Prime Minister	Klára Dobrev		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister	Csaba Molnár		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Finance	Zoltán Bodnár		Independent
Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs	Sándor Rónai		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister for Government Program	Gergely Arató		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Interior	Géza Mustó		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister for Wages and Labor	Ferenc Varga		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Health	Zoltán Komáromi		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister for Energy and Utility Affairs	László Varju		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Economy	Ferenc Dávid		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Defense	Ágnes Vadai		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister for Innovation and Artificial Intelligence	Lajos Oláh		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Agriculture	Szilveszter Benedek		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Education and Culture	Balázs Barkóczi		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Local Government	Sándor Szaniszló		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs	Olivio Kocsis-Cake		Democratic Coalition
Shadow Minister of Social Affairs and Pensions	Erzsébet Gy. Németh		Democratic Coalition

Additional associated politicians

Portfolio	Name	Party
Chief Advisor for Rural Municipal Affairs	Péter Szitka		Hungarian Socialist Party
Spokesperson of the Shadow Cabinet	Olga Kálmán		Democratic Coalition
Romani Affairs Advisor	Marietta Herfort		Independent

External links

• The DK's shadow government is an open declaration of war on the opposition – Hvg.hu, September 19, 2022
• The shadow government is a smart move from DK, but its credibility is questioned – Népszava, September 24, 2022