Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary)
Introduction The '''minister of foreign affairs of Hungary''' () is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Péter Szijjártó.The position was called '''People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs''' () during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 and '''Minister besides the King''' () between 1848 and 1918, except in 1849 when Hungary declared its independence from the Austrian Empire. During the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918) the two countries also had a joint Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Ministers besides the king (1848) ===Hungarian Kingdom (1848)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxPál Esterházy(1786–1866)7 April 18489 September 1848Conservative PartyBatthyányLast Diet1 (1848)
Ministers of foreign affairs (1849) ===Hungarian State (1849)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxKázmér Batthyány(1807–1854)8 May 184916 July 1849Opposition PartySzemere1 (1848)''After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created''.
Ministers besides the king (1867–1918) ===Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxGyörgy Festetics(1815–1883)20 February 186719 May 1871''Independent''AndrássyDP3 (1865)4 (1869)280pxBéla Wenckheim(1811–1879)19 May 187114 November 1871Deák Party14 November 18714 December 1872LónyayDP5 (1872)4 December 187221 March 1874SzlávyDP21 March 18742 March 1875BittóDP–BK2 March 187520 October 1875Liberal PartyWenckheimSZP20 October 18757 July 1879K. TiszaSZP6 (1875)7 (1878)—80px''Kálmán Tisza''(1830–1902)''acting''''11 July 1879''''25 September 1879''Liberal Party380pxBéla Orczy(1822–1917)25 September 187913 March 1890Liberal Party8 (1881)9 (1884)10 (1887)13 March 189024 December 1890SzapárySZP480pxLászló Szőgyény-Marich(1841–1916)24 December 189024 October 1892Liberal Party11 (1892)—80px''Géza Fejérváry''(1833–1914)''acting''''24 October 1892''''19 November 1892''''Independent''580pxLajos Tisza(1832–1898)19 November 189210 June 1894Liberal PartyWekerle ISZP680pxGyula Andrássy, Jr.(1860–1929)10 June 189415 January 1895Liberal Party—80px''Géza Fejérváry''(1833–1914)''acting''''15 January 1895''''18 January 1895''''Independent''BánffySZP780pxSámuel Jósika(1848–1923)18 January 189520 January 1898Liberal Party12 (1896)—80px''Dezső Bánffy''(1843–1911)''acting''''20 January 1898''''20 December 1898''Liberal Party880pxManó Széchényi(1858–1926)20 December 189826 February 1899''Independent''26 February 18997 March 1900SzéllSZP—80px''Kálmán Széll''(1843–1915)''acting''''7 March 1900''''29 March 1900''Liberal Party980pxGyula Széchényi(1829–1921)29 March 190027 June 1903''Independent''13 (1901)1080pxKároly Khuen-Héderváry(1849–1918)''1st term''27 June 19033 November 1903Liberal PartyKhuen-Héderváry ISZP1180pxIstván Tisza(1861–1918)3 November 19033 March 1904Liberal PartyI. Tisza ISZP(10)80pxKároly Khuen-Héderváry(1849–1918)''2nd term''3 March 190418 June 1905Liberal Party1280pxGéza Fejérváry(1833–1914)18 June 19058 April 1906''Independent''FejérvárySZP14 (1905)1380pxAladár Zichy(1864–1937)''1st term''8 April 190617 January 1910Catholic People's PartyWekerle IIF48P–OAP–KNP–PDP15 (1906)(10)80pxKároly Khuen-Héderváry(1849–1918)''3rd term''17 January 191022 April 1912National Party of WorkKhuen-Héderváry IINMP16 (1910)1480pxLászló Lukács(1850–1932)22 April 191210 June 1913National Party of WorkLukácsNMP1580pxIstván Burián(1851–1922)10 June 191313 January 1915''Independent''I. Tisza IINMP—80px''István Tisza''(1861–1918)''acting''''13 January 1915''''29 May 1915''National Party of Work1680pxErvin Roszner(1852–1928)29 May 191515 June 1917National Party of Work1780pxTivadar Batthyány(1859–1931)''1st term''15 June 191718 August 1917F48PEsterházyNMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP(13)80pxAladár Zichy(1864–1937)''2nd term''18 August 191723 August 1917Catholic People's Party23 August 191731 October 1918Wekerle IIINMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP—80px''István Rakovszky''(1858–1931)''30 October 1918''''31 October 1918''Catholic People's PartyHadik''not formed''(17)80pxTivadar Batthyány(1859–1931)''2nd term''31 October 19181 November 1918F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—)1880pxMihály Károlyi(1875–1955)1 November 191816 November 1918F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP
Ministers of foreign affairs (1918–1919) ===Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxMihály Károlyi(1875–1955)16 November 191811 January 1919F48P–KárolyiM. KárolyiF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDPMNT (—) —80px''Dénes Berinkey''(1871–1944)''acting''''11 January 1919''''24 January 1919''PRPBerinkeyF48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP 280pxFerenc Harrer(1874–1969)24 January 191921 March 1919PRP
People's commissars of foreign affairs (1919) ===Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxBéla Kun(1886–1939)''serving with József Pogány and Péter Ágostonfrom 3 April to 24 June 1919''21 March 19191 August 1919MSZPCentral Executive CouncilMSZP/SZKMMPTOGY (—)(1)80pxJózsef Pogány(1886–1938)''serving with Béla Kun and Péter Ágoston''3 April 191924 June 1919MSZP/SZKMMP(1)80pxPéter Ágoston(1874–1925)''serving with Béla Kun and József Pogány''3 April 191924 June 1919MSZP/SZKMMP====Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)===='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—80pxGyula Bornemisza(1873–1925)5 May 191931 May 1919''Independent''Arad ——80pxPál Teleki(1879–1941)31 May 19196 June 1919''Independent''Szeged I—6 June 191912 July 1919Szeged II12 July 191912 August 1919Szeged III
Ministers of foreign affairs (1919–present) ===Hungarian People's Republic (1919)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxPéter Ágoston(1874–1925)1 August 19196 August 1919(''deposed'')MSZDPPeidlMSZDP —===Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—80px''Gábor Tánczos''(1872–1953)''acting''''7 August 1919''''15 August 1919''''Independent''FriedrichKNP/KNEP–OKGFP —180pxMárton Lovászy(1864–1927)15 August 191911 September 1919''Independent''280pxJózsef Somssich(1864–1941)11 September 191924 November 1919''Independent''24 November 191929 February 1920HuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP —===Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxJózsef Somssich(1864–1941)29 February 192015 March 1920''Independent''HuszárKNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP ——80px''Sándor Simonyi-Semadam''(1864–1946)''acting''''15 March 1920''''19 April 1920''KNEPSimonyi-SemadamKNEP–OKGFP17 (1920)280pxPál Teleki(1879–1941)19 April 192019 July 1920KNEP—''Pál Teleki''(1879–1941)''acting''''19 July 1920''''22 September 1920''Teleki IKNEP–OKGFP380pxImre Csáky(1882–1961)22 September 192016 December 1920''Independent''—80px''Pál Teleki''(1879–1941)''acting''''16 December 1920''''17 January 1921''KNEP480pxGusztáv Gratz(1875–1946)17 January 192112 April 1921''Independent''—80px''Pál Teleki''(1879–1941)''acting''''12 April 1921''''14 April 1921''KNEP580pxMiklós Bánffy(1873–1950)14 April 192119 December 1922''Independent''Bethlen(KNEP–OKGFP)→EP18 (1922)—80px''Géza Daruváry''(1866–1934)''acting''''19 December 1922''''11 June 1923''''Independent''6Géza Daruváry(1866–1934)11 June 19237 October 1924—80px''István Bethlen''(1874–1946)''acting''''7 October 1924''''15 November 1924''EP780pxTibor Scitovszky(1875–1959)15 November 192417 March 1925EP—80px''Lajos Walko''(1880–1954)''acting for Tibor Scitovszky''''5 March 1925''''17 March 1925''EP''Lajos Walko''(1880–1954)''acting''''17 March 1925''''15 October 1926''8Lajos Walko(1880–1954)''1st term''15 October 19269 December 193019 (1926)980pxGyula Károlyi(1871–1947)9 December 193024 August 1931EP20 (1931)(8)80pxLajos Walko(1880–1954)''2nd term''24 August 19311 October 1932EPG. KárolyiEP–KGSZP1080pxEndre Puky(1871–1941)1 October 19329 January 1933NEPGömbösNEP—80px''Gyula Gömbös''(1886–1936)''acting''''9 January 1933''''4 February 1933''NEP1180pxKálmán Kánya(1869–1945)4 February 193312 October 1936NEP21 (1935)12 October 193614 May 1938''Independent''DarányiNEP14 May 193828 November 1938ImrédyNEP—80px''Béla Imrédy''(1891–1946)''acting''''28 November 1938''''10 December 1938''NEP1280pxIstván Csáky(1894–1941)10 December 193816 February 1939NEP16 February 193927 January 1941(''died in office'')MÉPTeleki IIMÉP22 (1939)—80px''Pál Teleki''(1879–1941)''acting for István Csáky''''21 December 1940''''27 January 1941''MÉP''Pál Teleki''(1879–1941)''acting''''27 January 1941''''4 February 1941''1380pxLászló Bárdossy(1890–1946)4 February 19413 April 1941MÉP3 April 19417 March 1942BárdossyMÉP—80px''Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer''(1881–1948)''acting''''7 March 1942''''9 March 1942''MÉP—80px''Miklós Kállay''(1887–1967)''acting''''9 March 1942''''20 May 1942''MÉPKállayMÉP14Miklós Kállay(1887–1967)20 May 194224 July 19431580pxJenő Ghyczy(1893–1982)24 July 194322 March 1944(''deposed'')''Independent''1680pxDöme Sztójay(1883–1946)22 March 194429 August 1944''Independent''SztójayMÉP–MMP1780pxGusztáv Hennyey(1888–1977)29 August 194416 October 1944(''deposed'')''Independent''LakatosMÉP====Government of National Unity (1944–1945)===='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxGábor Kemény(1910–1946)16 October 194428 March 1945NYKPSzálasiNYKP–MMP —====Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)===='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxJános Gyöngyösi(1893–1951)22 December 194415 November 1945FKGPProvisional National GovernmentFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDPINGY (1944)15 November 19451 February 1946TildyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)===Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxJános Gyöngyösi(1893–1951)1 February 194631 May 1947FKGPF. NagyFKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP23 (1945)—80px''Ernő Mihályfi''(1898–1972)''acting''''31 May 1947''''24 September 1947''FKGPDinnyésMKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP280pxErik Molnár(1894–1966)''1st term''24 September 19475 August 1948MKP24 (1947)380pxLászló Rajk(1909–1949)5 August 194810 December 1948MDP10 December 194811 June 1949DobiMDP–FKGP–NPP480pxGyula Kállai(1910–1996)11 June 194920 August 1949MDP25 (1949)===Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly180pxGyula Kállai(1910–1996)20 August 194912 May 1951MDPDobiMDP25 (1949)280pxKároly Kiss(1903–1983)12 May 195114 August 1952MDP14 August 195214 November 1952RákosiMDP380pxErik Molnár(1894–1966)''2nd term''14 November 19524 July 1953MDP480pxJános Boldóczki(1912–1988)4 July 195318 April 1955MDPI. Nagy IMDP26 (1953)18 April 195530 July 1956HegedüsMDP580pxImre Horváth(1901–1958)''1st term''30 July 195624 October 1956MDP24 October 19562 November 1956I. Nagy IIMDP/MSZMP–FKGP680pxImre Nagy(1896–1958)2 November 19564 November 1956MSZMPI. Nagy IIIMSZMP–FKGP–MSZDP–PP780pxImre Horváth(1901–1958)''2nd term''4 November 195628 January 1958MSZMPKádár IMSZMP28 January 19582 February 1958(''died in office'')MünnichMSZMP880pxEndre Sík(1891–1978)2 February 195813 September 1961MSZMP27 (1958)9 80px János Péter(1910–1999)13 September 196130 June 1965MSZMPKádár IIMSZMP28 (1963)30 June 196514 April 1967KállaiMSZMP14 April 196714 December 1973FockMSZMP29 (1967)30 (1971)1080pxFrigyes Puja(1921–2008)14 December 197315 May 1975MSZMP15 May 19758 July 1983LázárMSZMP31 (1975)32 (1980)1180pxPéter Várkonyi(1931–2008)8 July 198325 June 1987MSZMP33 (1985)25 June 198724 November 1988GrószMSZMP24 November 198810 May 1989Németh(MSZMP)→MSZP12 80px Gyula Horn(1932–2013)10 May 19897 October 1989MSZMP(12)7 October 198923 October 1989MSZP===Hungarian Republic / Hungary (1989–present)==='''Parties'''  Portrait NameTerm of office Political party Cabinet Assembly—80px''Gyula Horn''(1932–2013)''provisional''23 October 198923 May 1990MSZPNémethMSZP —180pxGéza Jeszenszky(born 1941)23 May 199021 December 1993MDFAntallMDF–FKGP–KDNP34 (1990)21 December 199315 July 1994BorossMDF–EKGP–KDNP280pxLászló Kovács(born 1939)''1st term''15 July 19948 July 1998MSZPHornMSZP–SZDSZ35 (1994)380pxJános Martonyi(born 1944)''1st term''8 July 199827 May 2002''Independent''Orbán IFidesz–FKGP–MDF36 (1998)(2)80pxLászló Kovács(born 1939)''2nd term''27 May 200229 September 2004MSZPMedgyessyMSZP–SZDSZ37 (2002)29 September 20041 November 2004Gyurcsány IMSZP–SZDSZ480pxFerenc Somogyi(1945–2021)1 November 20049 June 2006''Independent''580pxKinga Göncz(born 1947)9 June 200614 April 2009''Independent''Gyurcsány IIMSZP–SZDSZ38 (2006)680pxPéter Balázs(born 1941)14 April 200929 May 2010''Independent''BajnaiMSZP(3)80pxJános Martonyi(born 1944)''2nd term''29 May 20106 June 2014FideszOrbán IIFidesz–KDNP39 (2010)780pxTibor Navracsics(born 1966)6 June 201423 September 2014FideszOrbán IIIFidesz–KDNP40 (2014)880pxPéter Szijjártó(born 1978)23 September 201418 May 2018Fidesz18 May 201824 May 2022Orbán IVFidesz–KDNP41 (2018)24 May 2022''Incumbent''Orbán VFidesz–KDNP42 (2022)
See also *List of heads of state of Hungary*List of prime ministers of Hungary*Politics of Hungary;Cabinet ministers*Minister of Agriculture (Hungary)*Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services (Hungary)*Minister of Croatian Affairs of Hungary*Minister of Defence (Hungary)*Minister of Education (Hungary)*Minister of Finance (Hungary)*Minister of the Interior (Hungary)*Minister of Justice (Hungary)*Minister of Public Works and Transport (Hungary)