The Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic was the cabinet of

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

during the era of Communist rule. It was created in 1949, with the enactment of a new constitution that formally created the

People's Republic of Hungary The Hungarian People's Republic ( hu, Magyar Népköztársaság) was a one-party socialist state from 20 August 1949 to 23 October 1989. It was governed by the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, which was under the influence of the Soviet U ...

. Along with the state itself, it was abolished in 1989. The Council of Ministers consisted of the Chairman (

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

), deputy chairmen, ministers of state, head of ministries and the Chairman of the National Planning Board. The

Parliament of Hungary The National Assembly ( hu, Országgyűlés, lit=Country Assembly) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proport ...

, upon the recommendation of the

Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic The Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic was the collective head of state of Hungary during the Communist era. It was created in 1949, following the enactment of a new constitution that year that officially created the People' ...

, elected and relieved the chairman and ministers of their duties.

List of Chairmen

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István Dobi István Dobi (; 31 December 1898 – 24 November 1968) was a Hungarian politician who was Prime Minister of Hungary from 1948 to 1952 and Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1952 to 1967. Early life Dob ...

, 20 August 1949 , 14 August 1952 , - ,

Mátyás Rákosi Mátyás Rákosi (; born Mátyás Rosenfeld; 9 March 1892
– 5 February 1971) was a Hungarian communis ...

, 14 August 1952 , 4 July 1953 , - , Imre Nagy , 4 July 1953 , 18 April 1955 , - ,

András Hegedüs András Hegedüs (; 31 October 1922 – 23 October 1999) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1955 to 1956. He fled to the Soviet Union on 28 October, the fifth day of the Hungarian Rev ...

, 18 April 1955 , 24 October 1956 , - , Imre Nagy , 24 October 1956 , 4 November 1956 , - ,

János Kádár János József Kádár (; ; 26 May 1912 – 6 July 1989), born János József Czermanik, was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, a position he held for 32 years. Declining health l ...

, 4 November 1956 , 28 January 1958 , - ,

Ferenc Münnich Ferenc Münnich (; 18 November 1886 – 29 November 1967) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1958 to 1961. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army i ...

, 28 January 1958 , 13 September 1961 , - ,

, 13 September 1961 , 30 June 1965 , - ,

Gyula Kállai Gyula Kállai (; 1 June 1910 – 12 March 1996) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1965 to 1967 and as Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary 19 ...

, 30 June 1965 , 14 April 1967 , - ,

Jenő Fock Jenő Fock (; 17 May 1916 – 22 May 2001) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary from 1967 to 1975. Career Fock joined the Communist Party of Hungary in 19 ...

, 14 April 1967 , 15 May 1975 , - ,

György Lázár György Lázár (; 15 September 1924 – 2 October 2014) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1975 to 1987. He retired from politics in 1988. Early life He was born into a labour family i ...

, 15 May 1975 , 25 June 1987 , - , Károly Grósz , 25 June 1987 , 24 November 1988 , - ,

Miklós Németh Miklós Németh (, born 24 January 1948) is a retired Hungarian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 24 November 1988 to 23 May 1990. He was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party, Hungary's Communi ...

, 24 November 1988 , 23 October 1989 Government of Hungary 1949 establishments in Hungary 1989 disestablishments in Hungary