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Hungary
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Hungary
Constitution 1949 Constitution
Executive President (list) János Áder Government Current cabinet Prime Minister (list) Viktor Orbán
Parliament National Assembly Speaker: László Kövér Political parties Fidesz Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) Jobbik Politics Can Be Different (LMP) Dialogue for Hungary (PM) Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) Democratic Coalition (DK)
Recent elections Parliamentary: 2010 2014 2018 Presidential: 2010 2012 2017
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For earlier rulers, see Grand Prince of the Hungarians, King of Hungary and List of Hungarian monarchs

The following is a list of heads of state of Hungary, from the Hungarian Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the Hungarian State in 1849 (during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848) until the present day.

Hungarian State (1849)

Parties
  Opposition Party

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
1		Lajos Kossuth (1802–1894)	14 April 1849	11 August 1849	Opposition Party	Governor-President Also Prime Minister until 1 May 1849
—		Artúr Görgey (1818–1916)	11 August 1849	13 August 1849	Revolutionary Army	Dictator Acting civil and military authority

After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the restored Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created and the Hungarian Kingdom was organized as Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen.

Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (1867–1918)

Hungarian Democratic Republic (1918–1919)

Parties
  F48P–Károlyi

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
1		Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955)	16 November 1918	21 March 1919	F48P–Károlyi	President of the Republic Also Prime Minister until 11 January 1919

Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)

Parties
  MSZP/SZKMMP
  MSZDP

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
1		Sándor Garbai (1879–1947)	21 March 1919	1 August 1919	MSZP/SZKMMP	Chairman of the Central Executive Council
—		Gyula Peidl (1873–1943)	1 August 1919	6 August 1919 (deposed)	MSZDP	Acting Head of State Also Prime Minister

Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)

Parties
  KNEP
  Independent

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
1		Archduke Joseph August (1872–1962)	7 August 1919	23 August 1919	Independent (Regent)	Regent of Hungary
—		István Friedrich (1883–1951)	23 August 1919	24 November 1919	KNP → KNEP	Acting Head of State Also Prime Minister
—		Károly Huszár (1882–1941)	24 November 1919	1 March 1920	KNEP

Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

  Independent

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
2		Miklós Horthy (1868–1957)	1 March 1920	15 October 1944	Independent (Regent)	Regent of Hungary

Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Parties
  NYKP

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
1		Ferenc Szálasi (1897–1946)	16 October 1944	28 March 1945	NYKP	Leader of the Nation De facto, appointed by the Germans Also Prime Minister

Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

Parties
  Independent

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
—		Béla Miklós (1890–1948)	21 December 1944	25 January 1945	Independent	Head of State Also Prime Minister In opposition
—		High National Council	26 January 1945	1 February 1946	Multi-party	Collective Head of State In opposition to 28 March 1945

Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)

Parties
  FKGP
  MDP

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
1		Zoltán Tildy (1889–1961)	1 February 1946	3 August 1948	FKGP	President of the Republic
2		Árpád Szakasits (1888–1965)	3 August 1948	23 August 1949	MDP

Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)

Chairman of the Presidential Council

Parties
  MDP–MSZMP
  Independent

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)
1		Árpád Szakasits (1888–1965)	23 August 1949	26 April 1950	MDP	Chairman of the Presidential Council
2		Sándor Rónai (1892–1965)	26 April 1950	14 August 1952
3		István Dobi (1898–1968)	14 August 1952	25 October 1956
(3)			25 October 1956	14 April 1967	MSZMP
4		Pál Losonczi (1919–2005)	14 April 1967	25 June 1987
5		Károly Németh (1922–2008)	25 June 1987	29 June 1988
6		Brunó Ferenc Straub (1914–1996)	29 June 1988	23 October 1989	Independent

General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party / Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party

Parties
  MDP–MSZMP

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Notes
1		Mátyás Rákosi (1892–1971)	12 June 1948	18 July 1956	MDP	Also Prime Minister (1952–1953)
2		Ernő Gerő (1898–1980)	18 July 1956	25 October 1956
3		János Kádár (1912–1989)	25 October 1956	27 May 1988	MSZMP	Also Prime Minister (1956–1958 and 1961–1965)
4		Károly Grósz (1930–1996)	27 May 1988	7 October 1989		Also Prime Minister (1987–1988)

Hungarian Republic / Hungary (1989–present)

Parties
  MSZP
  SZDSZ
  Fidesz
  Independent

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party	Position(s)	Term (Election)
—		Mátyás Szűrös (1933–)	23 October 1989	2 May 1990	MSZP	Provisional President of the Republic	—
—		Árpád Göncz (1922–2015)	2 May 1990	3 August 1990	SZDSZ	Acting President of the Republic	—
1			4 August 1990	4 August 1995		President of the Republic	1 (1990)
			4 August 1995	4 August 2000			2 (1995)
2		Ferenc Mádl (1931–2011)	4 August 2000	5 August 2005	Independent		3 (2000)
3		László Sólyom (1942–)	5 August 2005	6 August 2010			4 (2005)
4		Pál Schmitt (1942–)	6 August 2010	2 April 2012 (resigned)	Fidesz		5 (2010)
—		László Kövér (1959–)	2 April 2012	10 May 2012		Acting President of the Republic	—
5		János Áder (1959–)	10 May 2012	8 May 2017		President of the Republic	6 (2012)
			8 May 2017	Incumbent			7 (2017)

See also

• High National Council


• List of Hungarian people


• List of Prime Ministers of Hungary


• List of Vice Presidents of the Presidential Council of Hungary

External links

• Rulers.org