| President of the National Assembly of Hungary | |
|---|---|
| Magyarország Országgyűlésének elnöke | |
.svg) Coat of arms used by the president of the National Assembly | |
.jpg) IncumbentLászló Kövér since 6 August 2010 | |
| Style | Mister/Madam |
| Seat | Hungarian Parliament Building |
| Appointer | National Assembly |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | István Rakovszky |
| Formation | 18 February 1920 |
| Deputy | First Officer |
| Salary | HUF 38,400,000 annually USD 135,549 annually |
| Website | www.parlament.hu |
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
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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István Rakovszky (1858–1931) |
18 February 1920 | 30 July 1921 | KNEP |
| 2 | 
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Gaszton Gaál (1868–1932) |
12 August 1921 | 16 August 1922 | OKGFP |
| (2) | EP | ||||
| 3 | 
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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
Parties FKGP Independent
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 
|
István Vásáry (1887–1955) acting |
21 December 1944 | FKGP | |
| 5 | 
|
Béla Zsedényi (1894–1955) |
21 December 1944 | 29 November 1945 | Independent |
Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
Parties FKGP MKP–MDP–MSZMP MSZP
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 
|
Ferenc Nagy (1903–1979) |
29 November 1945 | 5 February 1946 | FKGP |
| 7 |
|
Msgr. Béla Varga (1903–1995) |
7 February 1946 | 3 July 1947 | FKGP |
| 8 |
|
Árpád Szabó (1878–1948) |
4 July 1947 | 31 July 1947 | FKGP |
| 9 | 
|
Imre Nagy (1896–1958) |
16 September 1947 | 8 June 1949 | MKP |
| (9) | MDP | ||||
| 10 |
|
Károly Olt (1904–1985) |
8 June 1949 | 23 August 1949 | MDP |
| 11 |
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Lajos Drahos (1895–1983) |
23 August 1949 | 18 May 1951 | MDP |
| 12 |
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Imre Dögei (1912–1964) |
18 May 1951 | 14 August 1952 | MDP |
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Sándor Rónai (1892–1965) |
14 August 1952 | 21 March 1963 | MDP |
| (13) | MSZMP | ||||
| 14 |
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Erzsébet Metzker Vass (1915–1980) |
21 March 1963 | 14 April 1967 | MSZMP |
| 15 | 
|
Gyula Kállai (1910–1996) |
14 April 1967 | 12 May 1971 | MSZMP |
| 16 | 
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Antal Apró (1913–1994) |
12 May 1971 | 19 December 1984 | MSZMP |
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István Sarlós (1921–2006) |
19 December 1984 | 29 June 1988 | MSZMP |
| 18 | 
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István Stadinger (1927–2018) |
29 June 1988 | 10 March 1989 | MSZMP |
| 19 | .jpg)
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Mátyás Szűrös (born 1933) |
10 March 1989 | 23 October 1989 | MSZMP |
| (19) | MSZP | ||||
Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary (since 1989)
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 | — |
| 20 | 
|
Árpád Göncz (1922–2015) |
2 May 1990 | 3 August 1990 | SZDSZ | 1 (1990) |
| 21 | .jpg)
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György Szabad (1924–2015) |
3 August 1990 | 27 June 1994 | MDF | |
| 22 | 
|
Zoltán Gál (born 1940) |
28 June 1994 | 17 June 1998 | MSZP | 2 (1994) |
| 23 | 
|
János Áder (born 1959) |
18 June 1998 | 14 May 2002 | Fidesz | 3 (1998) |
| 24 | 
|
Katalin Szili (born 1956) |
15 May 2002 | 15 May 2006 | MSZP | 4 (2002) |
| 16 May 2006 | 14 September 2009 | 5 (2006) | ||||
| 25 | 
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Béla Katona (born 1944) |
15 September 2009 | 13 May 2010 | MSZP | |
| 26 | 
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Pál Schmitt (born 1942) |
14 May 2010 | 5 August 2010 | Fidesz | 6 (2010) |
| 26 |
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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
- List of speakers of the House of Magnates
- List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Hungary)
References
- "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.
- "Kövér László fizetése nő a legtöbbet márciustól, de a többi képviselő sem jár rosszul". 26 February 2021.
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| House of Representatives (1848–1918) | ||
| National Assembly (1920–1927) | ||
| House of Magnates (1927–1945) | ||
| House of Representatives (1927–1945) | ||
| Provisional National Assembly (1944–1945) | ||
| National Assembly (since 1945) | ||
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