The following is a list of prime ministers of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország miniszterelnöke, literally Ministers-President) from when the first Prime Minister (in the modern sense), Lajos Batthyány, took office in 1848 (during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848) until the present day. The prime minister is head of the Government of Hungary. On 30 November 2020, Viktor Orbán became the longest serving prime minister in this modern era.[1]
After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the restored Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created and the Hungarian Kingdom was organized as Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen.
Parties Deák Party/Liberal Party/National Party of Work National Constitution Party F48P–Károlyi Independent
3 Nagy did not recognize the appointment of Dinnyés as Prime Minister and resigned only on 2 June 1947
4 Took over direction of the Council of Ministers on 14 May 1947 upon Nagy's departure to Switzerland. Became sole Acting Prime Minister upon Nagy's deposition.
5 The Hungarian Communist Party and Social Democratic Party of Hungary merged to form the Hungarian Working People's Party on 12 June 1948