Minister_of_Finance_of_Hungary

Minister of Finance (Hungary)

Cabinet minister responsible for finances in Hungary

The minister of finance (Hungarian: pénzügyminiszter) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Finance. The current minister is Mihály Varga.

The position was called as People's Commissar of Finance (Hungarian: pénzügyi népbiztos) during the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, and as Minister of National Economy (Hungarian: nemzetgazdasági miniszter) between 2010 and 2018.

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No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	Lajos Kossuth (1802–1894)	7 April 1848	12 September 1848	Opposition Party	Batthyány	Last Diet
1	Lajos Kossuth (1802–1894)	7 April 1848	12 September 1848	Opposition Party		1 (1848)
—	Lajos Batthyány (1807–1849) acting	12 September 1848	28 September 1848	Opposition Party
2	Ferenc Duschek (1797–1872)	28 September 1848	2 October 1848	Independent
2	Ferenc Duschek (1797–1872)	2 October 1848	14 April 1849	Independent	Committee of National Defence

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Ferenc Duschek (1797–1872)	14 April 1849	2 May 1849	Independent	Committee of National Defence	1 (1848)
1		Ferenc Duschek (1797–1872)	2 May 1849	11 August 1849	Independent	Szemere	1 (1848)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	Menyhért Lónyay (1822–1884)	20 February 1867	21 May 1870	Deák Party	Andrássy DP	3 (1865)
1	Menyhért Lónyay (1822–1884)	20 February 1867	21 May 1870	Deák Party		4 (1869)
2	Károly Kerkapoly (1824–1891)	21 May 1870	14 November 1871	Deák Party
		14 November 1871	4 December 1872		Lónyay DP
		14 November 1871	4 December 1872		Lónyay DP	5 (1872)
		4 December 1872	19 December 1873		Szlávy DP
—	József Szlávy (1818–1900) acting	19 December 1873	21 March 1874	Deák Party	Szlávy DP
3	Kálmán Ghyczy (1808–1888)	21 March 1874	2 March 1875	Left Centre	Bittó DP–BK
4	Kálmán Széll (1843–1915)	2 March 1875	20 October 1875	Liberal Party	Wenckheim SZP
		20 October 1875	3 October 1878		K. Tisza SZP	6 (1875)
		20 October 1875	3 October 1878			7 (1878)
—	Kálmán Széll (1843–1915) acting	3 October 1878	11 October 1878
—	Kálmán Tisza (1830–1902) acting	11 October 1878	5 December 1878	Liberal Party
5	Gyula Szapáry (1832–1905)	5 December 1878	11 February 1887	Liberal Party
—	Kálmán Tisza (1830–1902) acting	11 February 1887	9 April 1889	Liberal Party
6	Sándor Wekerle (1848–1921) 1st term	9 April 1889	13 March 1890	Liberal Party
		13 March 1890	17 November 1892		Szapáry SZP	11 (1892)
		17 November 1892	15 January 1895		Wekerle I SZP
7	László Lukács (1850–1932) 1st term	15 January 1895	26 February 1899	Liberal Party	Bánffy SZP
		15 January 1895	26 February 1899		Bánffy SZP	12 (1896)
		26 February 1899	27 June 1903		Széll SZP	12 (1896)
		26 February 1899	27 June 1903		Széll SZP	13 (1901)
		27 June 1903	3 November 1903		Khuen-Héderváry I SZP
		3 November 1903	18 June 1905		I. Tisza I SZP
—	Géza Fejérváry (1833–1914) acting	18 June 1905	6 March 1906	Independent	Fejérváry SZP	14 (1905)
8	Ferenc Hegedűs (1856–1909)	6 March 1906	8 April 1906	Independent	Fejérváry SZP	14 (1905)
(6)	Sándor Wekerle (1848–1921) 2nd term	8 April 1906	17 January 1910	National Constitution Party	Wekerle II F48P–OAP–KNP–PDP	15 (1906)
(7)	László Lukács (1850–1932) 2nd term	17 January 1910	22 April 1912	National Party of Work	Khuen-Héderváry II NMP	15 (1906)
(7)	László Lukács (1850–1932) 2nd term	17 January 1910	22 April 1912	National Party of Work	Khuen-Héderváry II NMP	16 (1910)
9	János Teleszky (1868–1939)	22 April 1912	10 June 1913	National Party of Work	Lukács NMP
9	János Teleszky (1868–1939)	10 June 1913	15 June 1917	National Party of Work	I. Tisza II NMP
10	Gusztáv Gratz (1875–1946)	15 June 1917	23 August 1917	National Party of Work	Esterházy NMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP
10	Gusztáv Gratz (1875–1946)	23 August 1917	16 September 1917	National Party of Work	Wekerle III NMP–F48P–OAP–PDP–KNP
—	Sándor Wekerle (1848–1921) acting	16 September 1917	11 February 1918	National Constitution Party
11	Sándor Popovics (1862–1935)	11 February 1918	31 October 1918	National Constitution Party
—	János Grünn (1864–1932)	30 October 1918	31 October 1918	Independent	Hadik not formed
—	Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955) acting	31 October 1918	16 November 1918	F48P–Károlyi	M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP	MNT (—)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
—	Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955) acting	16 November 1918	25 November 1918	F48P–Károlyi	M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP	MNT (—)
1	Pál Szende (1879–1934)	25 November 1918	19 January 1919	PRP	M. Károlyi F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP
1	Pál Szende (1879–1934)	19 January 1919	21 March 1919	PRP	Berinkey F48P–Károlyi–PRP–MSZDP–OKGFP

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	Jenő Varga (1879–1964)	21 March 1919	3 April 1919	MSZP	Central Executive Council MSZP/SZKMMP	TOGY (—)
2	Béla Székely (1889–1939) serving with Gyula Lengyel	3 April 1919	24 June 1919	MSZP/SZKMMP
(2)	Béla Székely (1889–1939)	24 June 1919	1 August 1919	MSZP/SZKMMP
2	Gyula Lengyel (1888–1941) serving with Béla Székely	3 April 1919	24 June 1919	MSZP/SZKMMP

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No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
—	Lajos Solymossy 1st term	5 May 1919	31 May 1919	Independent	Arad	—
—	Gusztáv Gratz (1875–1946)	31 May 1919	6 June 1919	Independent	Szeged I
—	Lajos Solymossy 2nd term	6 June 1919	12 July 1919	Independent	Szeged II
—	Antal Éber (1872–1950)	12 July 1919	12 August 1919	Independent	Szeged III

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Ferenc Miákits (1876–1924)	1 August 1919	6 August 1919 (deposed)	MSZDP	Peidl MSZDP	—
—		Gyula Peidl (1873–1943) acting for Ferenc Miákits	2 August 1919	6 August 1919 (deposed)	MSZDP	Peidl MSZDP	—

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	János Grünn (1864–1932)	15 August 1919	12 September 1919	Independent	Friedrich KNP/KNEP–OKGFP	—
2	Frigyes Korányi (1869–1935)	12 September 1919	24 November 1919	OKGFP	Friedrich KNP/KNEP–OKGFP
2	Frigyes Korányi (1869–1935)	24 November 1919	29 February 1920	OKGFP	Huszár KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	Frigyes Korányi (1869–1935) 1st term	29 February 1920	15 March 1920	OKGFP	Huszár KNEP–OKGFP–MSZDP–NDPP	—
		15 March 1920	19 July 1920		Simonyi-Semadam KNEP–OKGFP	17 (1920)
		19 July 1920	16 December 1920		Teleki I KNEP–OKGFP
2	Lóránt Hegedüs (1872–1943)	16 December 1920	14 April 1921	Independent	Teleki I KNEP–OKGFP
2	Lóránt Hegedüs (1872–1943)	14 April 1921	27 September 1921	Independent	Bethlen (KNEP–OKGFP)→EP
—	Lajos Hegyeshalmi (1862–1925) acting	27 September 1921	4 October 1921	KNEP
—	István Bethlen (1874–1946) acting	4 October 1921	3 December 1921	KNEP
3	Tibor Kállay (1881–1964)	3 December 1921	2 February 1922	KNEP
(3)		2 February 1922	20 February 1924	EP
(3)		2 February 1922	20 February 1924	EP		18 (1922)
—	Lajos Walko (1880–1954) acting	20 February 1924	25 March 1924	EP
(1)	Frigyes Korányi (1869–1935) 2nd term	25 March 1924	15 November 1924	EP
4	János Bud (1880–1950)	15 November 1924	5 September 1928	EP
4	János Bud (1880–1950)	15 November 1924	5 September 1928	EP		19 (1926)
5	Sándor Wekerle Jr. (1878–1963)	5 September 1928	24 August 1931	EP		19 (1926)
5	Sándor Wekerle Jr. (1878–1963)	5 September 1928	24 August 1931	EP		20 (1931)
—	Gyula Károlyi (1871–1947) acting	24 August 1931	16 December 1931	EP	G. Károlyi EP–KGSZP
(1)	Frigyes Korányi (1869–1935) 3rd term	16 December 1931	1 October 1932	EP	G. Károlyi EP–KGSZP
6	Béla Imrédy (1891–1946)	1 October 1932	6 January 1935	NEP	Gömbös NEP
7	Tihamér Fabinyi (1890–1953)	6 January 1935	6 October 1936	NEP
		6 January 1935	6 October 1936			21 (1935)
		6 October 1936	9 March 1938		Darányi NEP
8	Lajos Reményi-Schneller (1892–1946)	9 March 1938	14 May 1938	NEP	Darányi NEP
8		14 May 1938	16 February 1939	NEP	Imrédy NEP
(8)		16 February 1939	3 April 1941	MÉP	Teleki II MÉP
		16 February 1939	3 April 1941		Teleki II MÉP	22 (1939)
		3 April 1941	9 March 1942		Bárdossy MÉP
		9 March 1942	22 March 1944		Kállay MÉP
		22 March 1944	29 August 1944		Sztójay MÉP–MMP
		29 August 1944	16 October 1944		Lakatos MÉP

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	István Vásáry (1887–1955)	22 December 1944	21 July 1945	FKGP	Provisional National Government FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDP	INGY (1944)
2	Imre Oltványi (1893–1963)	21 July 1945	15 November 1945	FKGP	Provisional National Government FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP–PDP	INGY (1944)
3	Ferenc Gordon (1893–1971)	15 November 1945	1 February 1946	FKGP	Tildy FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP	23 (1945)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	Ferenc Gordon (1893–1971)	1 February 1946	26 August 1946	FKGP	F. Nagy FKGP–MKP–MSZDP–NPP	23 (1945)
2	Jenő Rácz (1907–1981)	26 August 1946	14 March 1947	FKGP
3	Miklós Nyárádi (1905–1976)	14 March 1947	31 May 1947	FKGP
		31 May 1947	10 December 1948		Dinnyés MKP–FKGP–MSZDP–NPP
		31 May 1947	10 December 1948			24 (1947)
—	Ernő Gerő (1898–1980) acting for Miklós Nyárádi	3 December 1948	10 December 1948	MDP
—	Ernő Gerő (1898–1980) acting	10 December 1948	18 February 1949
4	Ernő Gerő (1898–1980)	18 February 1949	11 June 1949		Dobi MDP–FKGP–NPP
4	Ernő Gerő (1898–1980)	18 February 1949	11 June 1949			25 (1949)
5	István Kossa (1904–1965)	11 June 1949	20 August 1949	MDP		25 (1949)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	István Kossa (1904–1965) 1st term	20 August 1949	24 February 1950	MDP	Dobi MDP	25 (1949)
2	Károly Olt (1904–1985)	24 February 1950	14 August 1952	MDP	Dobi MDP
		14 August 1952	4 July 1953		Rákosi MDP
		4 July 1953	18 April 1955		I. Nagy I MDP	26 (1953)
		18 April 1955	24 October 1956		Hegedüs MDP
(1)	István Kossa (1904–1965) 2nd term	24 October 1956	3 November 1956	MDP	I. Nagy II MDP/MSZMP–FKGP
(1)	István Kossa (1904–1965) 2nd term	4 November 1956	9 May 1957	MSZMP	Kádár I MSZMP
3	István Antos (1908–1960)	9 May 1957	28 January 1958	MSZMP	Kádár I MSZMP
		28 January 1958	5 January 1960 (died in office)		Münnich MSZMP
		28 January 1958	5 January 1960 (died in office)			26 (1953)
4	Rezső Nyers (1923–2018)	5 January 1960	13 September 1961	MSZMP
		13 September 1961	27 November 1962
		13 September 1961	27 November 1962		Kádár II MSZMP
5	Mátyás Tímár (1923–2020)	27 November 1962	30 June 1965	MSZMP
		27 November 1962	30 June 1965			28 (1963)
		30 June 1965	14 April 1967		Kállai MSZMP	28 (1963)
6	Péter Vályi (1919–1973)	14 April 1967	12 May 1971	MSZMP	Fock MSZMP	29 (1967)
7	Lajos Faluvégi (1924–1999)	12 May 1971	15 May 1975	MSZMP	Fock MSZMP	30 (1971)
		15 May 1975	27 June 1980		Lázár MSZMP	30 (1971)
		15 May 1975	27 June 1980			31 (1975)
8	István Hetényi (1926–2008)	27 June 1980	31 December 1986	MSZMP		32 (1980)
8	István Hetényi (1926–2008)	27 June 1980	31 December 1986	MSZMP		33 (1985)
9	Péter Medgyessy (1942–)	1 January 1987	25 June 1987	MSZMP
9	Péter Medgyessy (1942–)	25 June 1987	15 December 1987	MSZMP	Grósz MSZMP
10	Miklós Villányi (1931–)	15 December 1987	24 November 1988	MSZMP	Grósz MSZMP
10	Miklós Villányi (1931–)	24 November 1988	9 May 1989	MSZMP	Németh (MSZMP)→MSZP
11	László Békesi (1942–)	10 May 1989	7 October 1989	MSZMP
(11)	László Békesi (1942–)	7 October 1989	23 October 1989	MSZP

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
—	László Békesi (1942–) provisional	23 October 1989	23 May 1990	MSZP	Németh MSZP	—
1	Ferenc Rabár (1929–1999)	23 May 1990	19 December 1990	Independent	Antall MDF–FKGP–KDNP	34 (1990)
2	Mihály Kupa (1941–)	20 December 1990	11 February 1993	MDF
3	Iván Szabó (1934–2005)	24 February 1993	21 December 1993	MDF
3	Iván Szabó (1934–2005)	21 December 1993	15 July 1994	MDF	Boross MDF–EKGP–KDNP
4	László Békesi (1942–)	15 July 1994	28 February 1995	MSZP	Horn MSZP–SZDSZ	35 (1994)
5	Lajos Bokros (1954–)	1 March 1995	29 February 1996	Independent
6	Péter Medgyessy (1942–)	1 March 1996	7 Jule 1998	Independent
7	Zsigmond Járai (1951–)	8 Jule 1998	31 December 2000	Independent	Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF	36 (1998)
8	Mihály Varga (1965–) 1st term	1 January 2001	27 May 2002	Fidesz	Orbán I Fidesz–FKGP–MDF	36 (1998)
9	Csaba László (1962–)	27 May 2002	15 February 2004	Independent	Medgyessy MSZP–SZDSZ	37 (2002)
10	Tibor Draskovics (1955–)	15 February 2004	4 October 2004	Independent	Medgyessy MSZP–SZDSZ
10	Tibor Draskovics (1955–)	4 October 2004	24 April 2005	Independent	Gyurcsány I MSZP–SZDSZ
11	János Veres (1957–)	24 April 2005	9 June 2006	MSZP	Gyurcsány I MSZP–SZDSZ
11	János Veres (1957–)	9 June 2006	16 April 2009	MSZP	Gyurcsány II MSZP–SZDSZ	38 (2006)
12	Péter Oszkó (1973–)	16 April 2009	29 May 2010	Independent	Bajnai MSZP	38 (2006)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1	György Matolcsy (1955–)	29 May 2010	3 March 2013	Fidesz	Orbán II Fidesz–KDNP	39 (2010)
2	Mihály Varga (1965–) 2nd term	3 March 2013	6 June 2014	Fidesz	Orbán II Fidesz–KDNP	39 (2010)
2	Mihály Varga (1965–) 2nd term	6 June 2014	18 May 2018	Fidesz	Orbán III Fidesz–KDNP	40 (2014)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Cabinet	Assembly (Election)
1		Mihály Varga (1965–) 2nd term	18 May 2018	24 May 2022	Fidesz	Orbán IV Fidesz–KDNP	41 (2018)
1		Mihály Varga (1965–) 2nd term	24 May 2022	Incumbent	Fidesz	Orbán V Fidesz–KDNP	42 (2022)