List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
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The Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary
is the presiding officer (or speaker) of the Hungarian
National Assembly. The current Speaker is László Kövér
.
In 1927 the National Assembly of Hungary became bicameral.
National Assembly of Hungary
The National Assembly or Diet is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 386 members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is based on a complex system involving both area and list election; parties must win at least 5% of the popular vote in order to enter list members...
is the presiding officer (or speaker) of the Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
National Assembly. The current Speaker is László Kövér
László Kövér
László Kövér is a Hungarian politician. He was a founding member of Fidesz from 1988, and he served as Minister without portfolio for the Civilian Intelligence Services during the Viktor Orbán administration...
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List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| István Rakovszky István Rakovszky István Rakovszky de Nagyrákó et Nagyselmecz was a legitimist Hungarian politician. During the Second Royal coup d'état Charles IV returned to Hungary to try unsuccessfully to retake his throne... |
February 18, 1920 | July 30, 1921 |
| Gaszton Gaál Gaszton Gaál Gaszton Gaál de Gyula was a Hungarian landowner, ornithologist and politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1921 and 1922.... |
August 12, 1921 | August 16, 1922 |
| Béla Scitovszky Béla Scitovszky Béla Scitovszky de Nagykér was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1926 and 1931. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1922 and 1926.-References:*... |
August 18, 1922 | October 18, 1926 |
| Tibor Zsitvay Tibor Zsitvay Tibor Zsitvay de Zsitvatő was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1929 and 1932. He finished law studies at the University of Budapest. He was the counsel of the Hungarian Railways from 1909 to 1919. After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he was... |
October 19, 1926 | January 28, 1927 |
In 1927 the National Assembly of Hungary became bicameral.
Speaker of the Provisional National Assembly
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Béla Zsedényi | December 21, 1944 | November 29, 1945 |
List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Ferenc Nagy Ferenc Nagy Ferenc Nagy was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party. He was a Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from 29 November 1945 to 5 February 1946 and a member of the High National Council from 7 December 1945 to 2 February 1946.Later he served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 4... |
November 29, 1945 | February 5, 1946 |
| Msgr. Monsignor Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"... Béla Varga Béla Varga (politician) Béla Varga was a Hungarian Catholic priest and politician. He was one of the founders of the Independent Smallholders' Party. Varga was arrested by the Soviet troops in 1945 and sentenced to death, but released and served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary February 7, 1946-July 3,... |
February 7, 1946 | July 3, 1947 |
| Árpád Szabó Árpád Szabó Árpád Szabó was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary in 1947 and Minister of Agriculture between 1947 and 1948.... |
July 4, 1947 | July 31, 1947 |
| Imre Nagy Imre Nagy Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary on two occasions... |
September 16, 1947 | June 8, 1949 |
| Károly Olt Károly Olt Károly Olt was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 1950 and 1956. He moved from Transylvania to Hungary in 1920 . He became member of the Hungarian Communist Party in 1930. He was arrested and condemned because of his communist activities... |
June 8, 1949 | August 23, 1949 |
| Lajos Drahos Lajos Drahos Lajos Drahos was a Hungarian Communist politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1949 and 1951. He was the ambassador to Poland from May 1951 to his retirement . He... |
August 23, 1949 | May 18, 1951 |
| Imre Dögei Imre Dögei Imre Dögei was a Hungarian Communist politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1951 and 1952 and as Minister of Agriculture from 1956 to 1960.... |
May 18, 1951 | August 14, 1952 |
| Sándor Rónai Sándor Rónai Sándor Rónai was a Hungarian Communist political figure. He served as Chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council between 1950 and 1952 and asSpeaker of the National Assembly of Hungary 1952-1963.... |
August 14, 1952 | March 21, 1963 |
| Erzsébet Metzker Vass Erzsébet Metzker Vass Erzsébet Vass was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1963 and 1967. She was the first woman who held this position in Hungary.-References:*... |
March 21, 1963 | April 14, 1967 |
| Gyula Kállai Gyula Kállai Gyula Kállai was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1965 to 1967 and as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary 1967–1971. He was President of National Council of the Patriotic People's Front from 1957 to... |
April 14, 1967 | May 12, 1971 |
| Antal Apró Antal Apró Antal Apró was a Hungarian Communist politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1971 and 1984.-Early life:... |
May 12, 1971 | December 19, 1984 |
| István Sarlós István Sarlós István Sarlós was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1984 and 1988.... |
December 19, 1984 | June 29, 1988 |
| István Stadinger István Stadinger István Stadinger is a former Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1988 and 1989, until his resignation. He retired from the politics after 1990.-References:*... |
June 29, 1988 | March 10, 1989 |
| Mátyás Szűrös Mátyás Szurös Mátyás Szűrös is a Hungarian politician. He served as provisional President of the Republic from October 18, 1989–May 2, 1990. His presidency occurred during Hungary's transition from communist to democratic government... |
March 10, 1989 | May 2, 1990 |
| István Fodor István Fodor István Fodor is a former Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1989 and 1990. The Third Hungarian Republic was established on 23 October 1989 and the legislative speaker Mátyás Szűrös became Provisional President of Hungary... |
October 20, 1989 | May 2, 1990 |
| Árpád Göncz Árpád Göncz Árpád Göncz is a Hungarian liberal politician and former President of Hungary . Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956... |
May 2, 1990 | August 3, 1990 |
| György Szabad György Szabad György Szabad is a Hungarian politician and historian. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1990 and 1994.-Publications:*A tatai és gesztesi Esterházy-uradalom... |
August 3, 1990 | June 28, 1994 |
| Zoltán Gál Zoltán Gál Zoltán Gál is a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister for a short time in 1990 before the first parliamentary elections. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between 1994 and 1998. His son is Zoltán Gál J... |
June 28, 1994 | June 18, 1998 |
| János Áder János Áder János Áder is a Hungarian politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary between June 18, 1998 and May 15, 2002. He was succeeded in that position by Katalin Szili. Áder is currently a deputy Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament... |
June 18, 1998 | May 15, 2002 |
| Katalin Szili Katalin Szili Katalin Szili was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, a post to which she was elected on May 15, 2002. After obtaining a degree in law at Janus Pannonius University, she completed majors in human ecology and political science. She has been a legislator since 1994... |
May 15, 2002 | September 14, 2009 |
| Béla Katona Béla Katona Béla Katona is a Hungarian politician , who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from 2009 to 2010.-References:**... |
September 15, 2009 | May 14, 2010 |
| Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt Pál Schmitt is the current President of Hungary. He was elected President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary and was sworn in on 2010.... |
May 14, 2010 | August 5, 2010 |
| László Kövér László Kövér László Kövér is a Hungarian politician. He was a founding member of Fidesz from 1988, and he served as Minister without portfolio for the Civilian Intelligence Services during the Viktor Orbán administration... |
August 6, 2010 | Incumbent |
See also
- List of Speakers of the House of Magnates of Hungary
- List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Hungary
Source
- http://www.parlament.hu/ Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary (in Hungarian)