List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)

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President of the National Assembly of Hungary
Magyarország Országgyűlésének elnöke
Incumbent
László Kövér
since 6 August 2010
StyleMister/Madam
SeatHungarian Parliament Building
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderIstván Rakovszky
Formation18 February 1920
SalaryHUF 38,400,000 annually[2]
USD 135,549 annually

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]

Parties   KNEP   OGKFP   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 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
István Vásáry
(1887–1955)
acting
21 December 1944 FKGP
1 Béla Zsedényi
(1894–1955)
21 December 1944 29 November 1945 Independent

Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary[edit]

Parties   FKGP   MKPMDPMSZMP   MSZP

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
5 Ferenc Nagy
(1903–1979)
29 November 1945 5 February 1946 FKGP
6 Msgr. Béla Varga
(1903–1995)
7 February 1946 3 July 1947 FKGP
7 Árpád Szabó
(1878–1948)
4 July 1947 31 July 1947 FKGP
8 Imre Nagy
(1896–1958)
16 September 1947 8 June 1949 MKP
(8) MDP
9 Károly Olt
(1904–1985)
8 June 1949 23 August 1949 MDP
10 Lajos Drahos
(1895–1983)
23 August 1949 18 May 1951 MDP
11 Imre Dögei
(1912–1964)
18 May 1951 14 August 1952 MDP
12 Sándor Rónai
(1892–1965)
14 August 1952 21 March 1963 MDP
(12) MSZMP
13 Erzsébet Metzker Vass
(1915–1980)
21 March 1963 14 April 1967 MSZMP
14 Gyula Kállai
(1910–1996)
14 April 1967 12 May 1971 MSZMP
15 Antal Apró
(1913–1994)
12 May 1971 19 December 1984 MSZMP
16 István Sarlós
(1921–2006)
19 December 1984 29 June 1988 MSZMP
17 István Stadinger
(born 1927)
29 June 1988 10 March 1989 MSZMP
18 Mátyás Szűrös
(born 1933)
10 March 1989 2 May 1990 MSZMP
(18) 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)
István Fodor
(born 1945)
acting
23 October 1989 2 May 1990 Independent
19 Árpád Göncz
(1922–2015)
2 May 1990 3 August 1990 SZDSZ 1 (1990)
20 György Szabad
(1924–2015)
3 August 1990 27 June 1994 MDF
21 Zoltán Gál
(born 1940)
28 June 1994 17 June 1998 MSZP 2 (1994)
22 János Áder
(born 1959)
18 June 1998 14 May 2002 Fidesz 3 (1998)
23 Katalin Szili
(born 1956)
15 May 2002 15 May 2006 MSZP 4 (2002)
16 May 2006 14 September 2009 5 (2006)
24 Béla Katona
(born 1944)
15 September 2009 13 May 2010 MSZP
25 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]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "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)