List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary)

President of the National Assembly of Hungary
Az Országgyűlés elnöke
Coat of arms of the speaker
Incumbent László Kövér since 6 August 2010
Style	Sir/Madam
Seat	Hungarian Parliament Building
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	István Rakovszky
Formation	18 February 1920
Deputy	First Officer
Salary	HUF 38,400,000 annually USD 135,549 annually
Website	www.parlament.hu

The speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary (Hungarian: Az Országgyűlés elnöke, literally the president of National Assembly) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Hungary. The current speaker is László Kövér, since 6 August 2010.

Since 1990, the speaker of the National Assembly also serves as acting President of Hungary if the elected president vacates the office before the expiration of the five-year presidential term due to death, resignation or removal from office, or temporarily if the president is incapacitated.

Speakers of the Diet of Hungary in the interwar period

Parties   KNEP   OKGFP   EP

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party
1		István Rakovszky (1858–1931)	18 February 1920	30 July 1921	KNEP
2		Gaszton Gaál (1868–1932)	12 August 1921	16 August 1922	OKGFP
(2)	EP
3		Béla Scitovszky (1878–1959)	18 August 1922	18 October 1926
4		Tibor Zsitvay (1884–1969)	19 October 1926	28 January 1927

In 1927 the Diet became bicameral.

Speakers of the Provisional National Assembly

Parties   FKGP   Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party
—		István Vásáry (1887–1955)	21 December 1944	FKGP
5		Béla Zsedényi (1894–1955)	21 December 1944	29 November 1945	Independent

Speakers of the National Assembly of the Second Hungarian Republic

Parties   FKGP   MKP/MDP

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	Assembly (Election)
6		Ferenc Nagy (1903–1979)	29 November 1945	7 February 1946	FKGP	1 (1945)
7		Béla Varga (1903–1995)	7 February 1946	3 July 1947
8		Árpád Szabó (1878–1948)	4 July 1947	16 September 1947
9		Imre Nagy (1896–1958)	16 September 1947	8 June 1949	MKP	2 (1947)
(9)	MDP
10		Károly Olt (1904–1985)	8 June 1949	23 August 1949

Speakers of the National Assembly of the Hungarian People's Republic

Parties   MDP/MSZMP   MSZP

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	Assembly (Election)
11		Lajos Drahos (1895–1983)	23 August 1949	18 May 1951	MDP	1 (1949)
12		Imre Dögei (1912–1964)	18 May 1951	14 August 1952
13		Sándor Rónai (1892–1965)	14 August 1952	21 March 1963
2 (1953)
(13)	MSZMP
3 (1958)
14		Erzsébet Metzker Vass (1915–1980)	21 March 1963	14 April 1967	4 (1963)
15		Gyula Kállai (1910–1996)	14 April 1967	12 May 1971	5 (1967)
16		Antal Apró (1913–1994)	12 May 1971	19 December 1984	6 (1971)
7 (1975)
8 (1980)
17		István Sarlós (1921–2006)	19 December 1984	29 June 1988
9 (1985)
18		István Stadinger (1927–2018)	29 June 1988	10 March 1989
19		Mátyás Szűrös (born 1933)	10 March 1989	23 October 1989
(19)	MSZP

Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary (since 1989)

Parties

  SZDSZ   MDF   MSZP   Fidesz   Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party	Assembly (Election)
—		István Fodor (born 1945)	23 October 1989	2 May 1990	Independent	—
20		Árpád Göncz (1922–2015)	2 May 1990	3 August 1990	SZDSZ	1 (1990)
21		György Szabad (1924–2015)	3 August 1990	27 June 1994	MDF
22		Zoltán Gál (born 1940)	28 June 1994	17 June 1998	MSZP	2 (1994)
23		János Áder (born 1959)	18 June 1998	14 May 2002	Fidesz	3 (1998)
24		Katalin Szili (born 1956)	15 May 2002	14 September 2009	MSZP	4 (2002)
5 (2006)
25		Béla Katona (born 1944)	15 September 2009	13 May 2010
26		Pál Schmitt (born 1942)	14 May 2010	5 August 2010	Fidesz	6 (2010)
26		László Kövér (born 1959)	6 August 2010	Incumbent
7 (2014)
8 (2018)
9 (2022)

See also

• List of speakers of the House of Magnates
• List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Hungary)

Sources

• [1] Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary (in Hungarian)