List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)
| President of the National Assembly of Hungary | |
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| Az Országgyűlés elnöke | |
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| Style | Sir/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[2] USD 135,549 annually |
| Website | www.parlament.hu |
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The speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (Hungarian: Az Országgyűlés elnöke, literally the president of National Assembly) 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 Diet of Hungary in the interwar period
| 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 Diet 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 the Second Hungarian Republic
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Assembly (Election) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  | Ferenc Nagy (1903–1979) | 29 November 1945 | 5 February 1946 | FKGP | 1 (1945) |
| 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 | 2 (1947) |
| (9) | MDP | |||||
| 10 |  | Károly Olt (1904–1985) | 8 June 1949 | 23 August 1949 | MDP | |
Speakers of the National Assembly of the Hungarian People's Republic
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Assembly (Election) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Lajos Drahos (1895–1983) | 23 August 1949 | 18 May 1951 | MDP | 1 (1949) |
| 12 | | Imre Dögei (1912–1964) | 18 May 1951 | 14 August 1952 | MDP | |
| 13 | .jpg) | Sándor Rónai (1892–1965) | 14 August 1952 | 21 March 1963 | MDP | |
| 2 (1953) | ||||||
| (13) | MSZMP | |||||
| 3 (1958) | ||||||
| 14 | | Erzsébet Metzker Vass (1915–1980) | 21 March 1963 | 14 April 1967 | MSZMP | 4 (1963) |
| 15 |  | Gyula Kállai (1910–1996) | 14 April 1967 | 12 May 1971 | MSZMP | 5 (1967) |
| 16 |  | Antal Apró (1913–1994) | 12 May 1971 | 19 December 1984 | MSZMP | 6 (1971) |
| 7 (1975) | ||||||
| 8 (1980) | ||||||
| 17 | .jpg) | István Sarlós (1921–2006) | 19 December 1984 | 29 June 1988 | MSZMP | |
| 9 (1985) | ||||||
| 18 |  | István Stadinger (1927–2018) | 29 June 1988 | 10 March 1989 | MSZMP | |
| 19 | .JPG) | 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) | 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 |  | Béla Katona (born 1944) | 15 September 2009 | 13 May 2010 | MSZP | |
| 26 |  | Pál Schmitt (born 1942) | 14 May 2010 | 5 August 2010 | Fidesz | 6 (2010) |
| 26 | .jpg) | 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.
Sources
- [1] Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary (in Hungarian)
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