Appointer National Assembly Formation 23 October 1989 | Inaugural holder Mátyás Szűrös | |
Residence Sándor Palace
Budapest, Hungary Term length Five years, renewable once Website The Office of the President of the Republic:
keh.hu (in Hungarian; at October 2012, home page offered link to English module) | ||
This is a list of heads of state of Hungary from the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 until the present day.
Contents
- Map of Hungary
- Hungarian Revolution of 1848 18481849
- Hungarian Democratic Republic 19181919
- Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919
- Hungarian Republic 19191920
- Kingdom of Hungary 19201946
- Government of National Unity 19441945
- Soviet backed provisional governments 19441946
- Hungarian Republic 19461949
- Chairman of the Presidential Council
- General Secretary of the Hungarian Working Peoples Party Hungarian Socialist Workers Party
- Hungary 1989present
- Living former heads of state
- References
Map of Hungary
Currently, the head of state of Hungary is the President of the Republic (Hungarian: köztársasági elnök), elected by the members of the National Assembly every five years, and he or she has a largely ceremonial role. By the Constitution of Hungary, based on the post-World War II Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hungarian Prime Minister has a leading role in the executive branch as he selects Government ministers and has the exclusive right to dismiss them.
The current President of the Republic is János Áder, who took office on 10 May 2012.
Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (1848–1849)
Parties Opposition Party
After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Hungary became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created.
Hungarian Democratic Republic (1918–1919)
Parties F48P–Károlyi
Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)
Parties MSZP/SZKMMP MSZDP
Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)
Parties KNEP Independent
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)
Independent
Government of National Unity (1944–1945)
Parties Arrow Cross Party
Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)
Parties Independent
Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)
Parties FKGP MKP-MDP
Chairman of the Presidential Council
Parties MDP-MSZMP Independent
General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party / Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Parties MDP-MSZMP
Hungary (1989–present)
Parties MSZP SZDSZ Fidesz Independent
Living former heads of state
There are three living former Hungarian Presidents: