The Minister of Defence of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország honvédelmi minisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Defence. The defence minister appoints the Chief of General Staff to the head of the Hungarian Defence Force. The current minister is István Simicskó.
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- Hungarian Kingdom 18481849
- Hungarian State 1849
- Ministers of Defence 18671918
- Hungarian Kingdom 18671918
- Hungarian Kingdom 1918
- Hungarian Peoples Republic 19181919
- Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919
- Counter revolutionary governments 1919
- Hungarian Peoples Republic 1919
- Hungarian Republic 19191920
- Hungarian Kingdom 19201946
- Government of National Unity 19441945
- Soviet backed provisional governments 19441946
- Hungarian Republic 19461949
- Hungarian Peoples Republic 19491989
- Hungarian Republic Hungary 1989Present
- References
The position was called People's Commissar of War (Hungarian: hadügyi népbiztos) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919 and Minister of War (Hungarian: hadügyminiszter) during two short periods of Hungarian history: at the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and during a very short chaotic term (less than two years) after World War I, when three political transformations took place.
This page is a list of Ministers of Defence of Hungary.
Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849)
Parties Opposition Party Peace Party Military
Hungarian State (1849)
Parties Peace Party Military
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 of Defence (1867–1918)
From 1867 to 1918 there was a Honvédministerium responsible for the military of the Hungarian half of Austria-Hungary and a Ministry of Defence for the military of the Austrian half, along with a Ministry of War with responsibility for Austria-Hungary as a whole.
Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)
Parties Deák Party/Liberal Party/National Party of Work National Constitution Party FÜG48–Károlyi Independent
Hungarian Kingdom (1918)
Parties Independent
Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919)
Parties FÜG48–Károlyi MSZDP Independent
Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)
Parties MSZP/SZKMMP
Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)
Parties Independent
Hungarian People's Republic (1919)
Parties MSZDP
Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)
Parties KNEP Independent
Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)
Parties KNEP EP–NEP–MÉP Independent
Government of National Unity (1944–1945)
Parties Independent
Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)
Parties Independent
Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)
Parties FKGP NPP MKP-MDP
Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)
Parties MDP-MSZMP MSZP
Hungarian Republic / Hungary (1989–Present)
Parties MSZP Fidesz MDF KDNP FKGP Independent