The minister of foreign affairs of Hungary () is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is

Péter Szijjártó Péter Szijjártó (; born 30 October 1978) is a Hungarian politician who has been Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hungary), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 2014. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and ...

. The position was called People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs () during the

Hungarian Soviet Republic The Hungarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived communist state that existed from 21 March 1919 to 1 August 1919 (133 days), succeeding the First Hungarian Republic. The Hungari ...

in 1919 and Minister besides the King () between 1848 and 1918, except in 1849 when Hungary declared its independence from the

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Austria, was a Multinational state, multinational European Great Powers, great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the Habsburg monarchy, realms of the Habsburgs. Duri ...

. During the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918) the two countries also had a joint Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Ministers besides the king (1848)

Hungarian Kingdom (1848)

Parties

Ministers of foreign affairs (1849)

Hungarian State (1849)

Parties ''After the collapse of the

Hungarian Revolution of 1848 The Hungarian Revolution of 1848, also known in Hungary as Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many Revolutions of 1848, European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in ...

, the Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the

until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created''.

Ministers besides the king (1867–1918)

Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)

Parties

Ministers of foreign affairs (1918–1919)

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ...
(1918–1919)

Parties

People's commissars of foreign affairs (1919)

Hungarian Soviet Republic The Hungarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived communist state that existed from 21 March 1919 to 1 August 1919 (133 days), succeeding the First Hungarian Republic. The Hungari ...
(1919)

Parties

Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)

Parties

Ministers of foreign affairs (1919–present)

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ...
(1919)

Parties

Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)

Parties

Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

Parties

Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Parties

Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

Parties

Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)

Parties

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ...
(1949–1989)

Parties

Hungarian Republic /
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much 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 south, Croatia and ...
(1989–present)

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Gyula Horn Gyula János Horn (5 July 1932 – 19 June 2013) was a Hungarian politician who was the Prime Minister of Hungary from 1994 to 1998. Horn was the last Communist Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary. He p ...

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(1932–2013)
''provisional'' , 23 October 1989 , 23 May 1990 , MSZP , Németh
MSZP , — , - !rowspan="2" style="background:; color:white", 1 , rowspan="2", , rowspan="2", Géza Jeszenszky
(born 1941) , 23 May 1990 , 21 December 1993 , rowspan="2", MDF , Antall
MDF– FKGP– KDNP , rowspan="2", 34 (1990) , - , 21 December 1993 , 15 July 1994 , Boross
MDF–EKGP– KDNP , - ! style="background:; color:white", 2 , MSZP Congress July 2014-07

, László Kovács
(born 1939)
''1st term'' , 15 July 1994 , 8 July 1998 , MSZP , Horn
MSZP– SZDSZ , 35 (1994) , - ! style="background:;", 3 , , János Martonyi
(born 1944)
''1st term'' , 8 July 1998 , 27 May 2002 , ''Independent'' , Orbán I

Fidesz Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a national-conservative political party in Hungary led by Viktor Orbán. It has increasingly identified as illiberal. Originally formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as ...

– FKGP– MDF , 36 (1998) , - !rowspan="2" style="background:; color:white", (2) , rowspan="2", MSZP Congress July 2014-07

, rowspan="2", László Kovács
(born 1939)
''2nd term'' , 27 May 2002 , 29 September 2004 , rowspan="2", MSZP , Medgyessy
MSZP– SZDSZ , rowspan="3", 37 (2002) , - , 29 September 2004 , 1 November 2004 , rowspan="2", Gyurcsány I
MSZP– SZDSZ , - !style="background:;", 4 , Somogyi USA

, Ferenc Somogyi
(1945–2021) , 1 November 2004 , 9 June 2006 , ''Independent'' , - !style="background:;", 5 , , Kinga Göncz
(born 1947) , 9 June 2006 , 14 April 2009 , ''Independent'' , Gyurcsány II
MSZP– SZDSZ , rowspan="2", 38 (2006) , - ! style="background:;", 6 , , Péter Balázs
(born 1941) , 14 April 2009 , 29 May 2010 , ''Independent'' , Bajnai
MSZP , - ! style="background:; color:white", (3) , , János Martonyi
(born 1944)
''2nd term'' , 29 May 2010 , 6 June 2014 ,

, Orbán II

– KDNP , 39 (2010) , - ! style="background:; color:white", 7 , Navracsics Tibor Portrait

, Tibor Navracsics
(born 1966) , 6 June 2014 , 23 September 2014 ,

, rowspan="2", Orbán III

– KDNP , rowspan="2", 40 (2014) , - !rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color, Fidesz; color:white", 8 , rowspan="3", , rowspan="3",

(born 1978) , 23 September 2014 , 18 May 2018 , rowspan="3",

, - , 18 May 2018 , 24 May 2022 , Orbán IV

– KDNP , 41 (2018) , - , 24 May 2022 , ''Incumbent'' , Orbán V

– KDNP , 42 (2022)

Ministers besides the king (1848)

Hungarian Kingdom (1848)

Ministers of foreign affairs (1849)

Hungarian State (1849)

Ministers besides the king (1867–1918)

Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918)

Ministers of foreign affairs (1918–1919)

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ... (1918–1919)

People's commissars of foreign affairs (1919)

Hungarian Soviet Republic The Hungarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived communist state that existed from 21 March 1919 to 1 August 1919 (133 days), succeeding the First Hungarian Republic. The Hungari ... (1919)

Counter-revolutionary governments (1919)

Ministers of foreign affairs (1919–present)

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ... (1919)

Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)

Hungarian Kingdom (1920–1946)

Government of National Unity (1944–1945)

Soviet-backed provisional governments (1944–1946)

Hungarian Republic (1946–1949)

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ... (1949–1989)

Hungarian Republic / Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much 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 south, Croatia and ... (1989–present)

See also

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ...
(1918–1919)

Hungarian Soviet Republic The Hungarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived communist state that existed from 21 March 1919 to 1 August 1919 (133 days), succeeding the First Hungarian Republic. The Hungari ...
(1919)

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ...
(1919)

Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state# ...
(1949–1989)

Hungarian Republic /
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much 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 south, Croatia and ...
(1989–present)